Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing

By Abigail Thomas

Book Overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Three Dog Life, a witty and irreverent look at aging and the writing life, delivered with trademark brevity, humor, and wise wit.

"The Emily Dickinson of memoirists" (Stephen King) Abigail Thomas shares her thoughts on aging in this irresistibly wry memoir-in-vignettes--offering richly insightful writing tips along the way.

While reflecting on the past, Abby accepts the shape of her present. No more driving, no more dancing, mostly sitting in a comfortable chair in a sunny corner with three dogs for company--as well as the birds and other critters that she watches out her window. Only this beloved writer could generate so much enthusiasm over what might seem so little. Vivid memories fall like confetti, as time contracts, shoots forward, loops and suddenly she is back in her twenties in New York City, drinking, sleeping with strangers, falling in and out of love, believing in a better world. Sometimes dread or grief arrives, inhabits her body like a shadow, and all she can do is write it away, paying close attention to what catches her eye, sticks in her brain, keeps her in the moment.

Whether you're a book lover, dog lover--or both--pull up a chair, pour a cup of tea, and enter Abigail Thomas's quietly mesmerizing world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1668054655
• ISBN13: 9781668054659
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Loved This Book

Abigail is keenly and lovingly observant. The smallest event becomes a meditation, a prayer or a laugh. This is the most recent of wonderful collection. I have savored each and every one of them, especially "Safe Keeping". Abigail's ability to face life head on is refreshing, I love Still Life at Eighty, and buy copies for all of my over 60 friends. It is like a cashmere shawl for the soul.