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'Growing old is an aspect of the human experience only thinly covered in literature. When he reached seventy, Frank Devine decided to add to the subject by writing on what it feels like to grow old and how to do it well.
With humour and extraordinary passion for life he writes about being home alone when his wife is hospitalized, on being a grandparent, on long-term marriage, his cancer treatment and the proper attitude and attire of a man his age. He also looks back on his career in newspapers and discusses good writers and great men.
In this celebrated book a retired journalist turns himself into one of our great essayists.' (From the publisher's website.)
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Works about this Work
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Elegant, Amusing Chronicler of Growing Old
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 January 2010; (p. 15)
— Review of Older and Wiser : Essays by Frank Devine 2002-2009 2009 selected work essay -
Non-Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1-2 January 2010; (p. 20)
— Review of Older and Wiser : Essays by Frank Devine 2002-2009 2009 selected work essay -
Frankly, Not Too Old for Sex
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 October 2009; (p. 9)
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Non-Fiction
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1-2 January 2010; (p. 20)
— Review of Older and Wiser : Essays by Frank Devine 2002-2009 2009 selected work essay -
Elegant, Amusing Chronicler of Growing Old
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 January 2010; (p. 15)
— Review of Older and Wiser : Essays by Frank Devine 2002-2009 2009 selected work essay -
Frankly, Not Too Old for Sex
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 October 2009; (p. 9)
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