On Getting Old for the First Time

by Peg Bracken

When a writer turns cartoonist, but can't turn loose of her typewriter, On Getting Old for the First Time is the result. At least it was for best-selling author Peg Bracken, whose new book is illustrated (or decorated, her preferred word) with pictures of Emily -- her wry but often-wistful heroine.Millions of women are familiar with Bracken's The I Hate to Cook Book. Now Bracken takes on the interesting matter of getting old for the first time -- a fascinating, universal project that all of us tackle, sooner or later.

Genres: Nonfiction, Humor

148 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1996

Reviews

[Dee]

Peg reviews the many issues of aging for women (and sometimes men too). Her usual humor makes the tale more fun to read along with the sketches of 'Emily'. She offers the many ways of coping with the problems, frank & humorous with the ways they do and don't work.
A good read for thought.

[Kendra]

The author seems so nice that I feel constrained by courtesy to my elders from rating this book

[Deb]

Had found this among my late Mom's books and, remembering Peg Bracken, held onto it it. I turned 65 last month and have so enjoyed reading it. I will it keep for re-reading now and again.

[Susan]

This book has of course become dated since it was written.

Bracken certainly captures many of the foibles of getting old.

[Gib]

I liked this short little book, just 100 pages. Some wisdom in there.

I really want to get an original, and yes cheap, used edition of the I Hate to Cook Book.