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The Sages of Oak Place
At first glance, Oak Place might be just another senior living complex where older persons shuffle around waiting for the final curtain call. However, CEO Katherine Eich, has defied stereotypes and reframed aging, creating a community where elders can live fully in an atmosphere that values their often unsung, yet extraordinary lives.
One new resident is Stella Cordrey, an eighty-three-year-old sage who looks like a Norman Rockwell grandmother. She's actually a retired prostitute who hooked up with a United Nations Special Envoy. Together they risked their lives to smuggle millions of dollars of diamonds out of 1980s South Africa. Her secret would have gone to the grave with her had the FBI not shown up at Oak Place to investigate their scheme, exposing a story of love, a lost child, murder, and their efforts to end apartheid.
Stella's unfolding autobiography is not the only one hidden within the minds of Oak Place residents. Katherine invokes all residents to share their histories worthy of being told, not buried with them. And, sages don't just live at Oak Place-like Katherine, they also work there. Dr. Jeff Titus, keeps Oak Place filled with music, and Shirlee Jonas teaches a course on aging and sex, which includes solo sex.
The Sages of Oak Place is about aging and those who have rejected a trajectory toward death that is boring and lonely.
One new resident is Stella Cordrey, an eighty-three-year-old sage who looks like a Norman Rockwell grandmother. She's actually a retired prostitute who hooked up with a United Nations Special Envoy. Together they risked their lives to smuggle millions of dollars of diamonds out of 1980s South Africa. Her secret would have gone to the grave with her had the FBI not shown up at Oak Place to investigate their scheme, exposing a story of love, a lost child, murder, and their efforts to end apartheid.
Stella's unfolding autobiography is not the only one hidden within the minds of Oak Place residents. Katherine invokes all residents to share their histories worthy of being told, not buried with them. And, sages don't just live at Oak Place-like Katherine, they also work there. Dr. Jeff Titus, keeps Oak Place filled with music, and Shirlee Jonas teaches a course on aging and sex, which includes solo sex.
The Sages of Oak Place is about aging and those who have rejected a trajectory toward death that is boring and lonely.
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310 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 14, 2024
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December 14, 2024
Incredible book! I found myself savoring the stories of each character and I know I will miss this book and its many lessons now that I’m finished. Carolyn Stegman, a previous professor of mine, never fails to change my life for the better.
December 27, 2024
This book weaved beautiful stories of aging with dignity. I cried and chuckled. I wish my parents were still here and I could ask more questions about their lives. The author, Carol Stegman, did a wonderful job!
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May 20, 2026I enjoyed the book because I am very interested in gerontaology and all aspects of aging. Some improbable plot lines, but overall very interesting and it offers excellent ideas about how elders can age with dignity, not 'waiting to die.'
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