A review by kat2
Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood by Suzanne Braun Levine

hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

Braun Levine identifies and discusses the transitional midlife passage for women, with smart insights on restlessness and change. She advises women not to be alarmed during a time of not-knowing, when, for most, “the plot line meanders and doubles back and even disappears for a time.” I especially liked the chapter on redefining intimacy, describing in romantic partnership, “a scaled-down devotion—an eagerness to share but not consume…a new kind of intimacy—tender and noninvasive—based on new priorities.” Some of the discussion feels dated, but there’s plenty of good stuff.