Humor, Aging

Mentalpause: And Other Midlife Laughs

Name: Mentalpause: And Other Midlife Laughs
Author: Laura Jensen Walker
ISBN: 9780800732318

by Laura Jensen Walker, Martha Bolton

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Overview

Do you often forget the words for common things, like "husband" or "sink"?

Have you suddenly found subzero temperatures pleasant?

Are your body parts starting to move south for the winter, spring, summer . . . ?

Midlife and menopause can be . . . what was I going to say? Oh yeah, they can be challenging times. But there are plenty of reasons to be thankful, too. Laura Jensen Walker went into early menopause after her bout with breast cancer. In this book, she celebrates life and helps you laugh in the midst of hot flashes and memory loss.

As in her popular Thanks for the Mammogram!, Laura shares hilarious vignettes and words of wisdom from her experience and those of other women who have been there, are there, or are headed into "mentalpause." Don't worry when you find yourself entering "fuddy-duddydom" or suddenly see your mother's face in the mirror. Turn down the air-conditioning and join Laura for a lot of laughs instead.

Laura Jensen Walker is a woman who approaches life with a sense of humor. She is the author of many books, including Thanks for the Mammogram! and several novels. She and her husband, Michael, live in Sacramento, California.

Synopsis

Laura Jensen Walker went into early menopause after her bout with cancer and can sympathize with other "mentalpause" sufferers and survivors. As in Thanks for the Mammogram!, she uses hilarious vignettes and a delightful mix of wit and wisdom to connect with her readers. With chapters about how "All Varicose Veins Lead to Rome" and "PMS Is a Picnic in the Park," this book helps women dealing with "mentalpause" and those around them gain a better understanding--and certainly a lighter attitude--about this passage of life.

Mentalpause . . . and Other Midlife Laughs will get readers laughing at themselves as they hear Laura lightheartedly describe her age spots, lament her sagging everything, and look anew at love after forty.

About the Author, Laura Jensen Walker

Laura Jensen Walker is a woman who approaches life with a sense of humor. She is the author of many books, including several novels. She and her husband, Michael, live in Sacramento, California.