Another country : navigating the emotional terrain of our elders

Summary: An exploration into the period of transition that marks the beginnings of old age offers a compassionate view of ways to build communication between generations.

Record details

ISBN: 1573227846
ISBN: 9781573227841
Physical Description: print
xx, 328 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First Riverhead trade paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2000, ©1999.
Copyright: ©1999

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Prelude : Lake Louise -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Landscape of age -- 1. Another country -- 2. Xenophobia : our fears divide us -- 3. Time zones : from a communal to an individualistic culture -- 4. The Great Divide : psychology -- pt. 2. Discovering new lands : relationships between the generations -- 5. Traveling together : the things we carry -- 6. Homesick for heaven -- 7. The weariest river -- pt. 3. Moving toward wholeness -- 8. Let a thousand old flowers bloom : resiliency -- 9. We grow our souls together : grandparents -- 10. Building a village -- Coda : Surullinen tango.