The Time of Our Lives (Non-Fiction)

The Time of Our Lives

by Robert Dessaix

The Time Of Our Lives is a wise and timely exploration of not just the challenges but also the many possibilities of old age.

Format: Hardback
Category: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Publish Date: September 2020

At the height of his powers in this remarkable (and often witty) book, Robert Dessaix addresses these increasingly urgent questions in inimitable prose and comes up with some surprising answers. From Java to Hobart via Berlin, Dessaix invites us to eavesdrop on his intimate, no-nonsense conversations about ageing with friends and chance acquaintances.Reflecting on time, religion, painting, dancing and even grandchildren, Dessaix takes us on an enlivening journey across the landscape of growing older. Riffing on writers and thinkers from Plato to Eva Hoffman, he homes in on the crucial importance of a rich inner life.

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