The Astonishing Lives of Older Women: How to Create Pleasure Over Peril in Peak Longevity by Welsh, Moira
The Astonishing Lives of Older Women: How to Create Pleasure Over Peril in Peak Longevity by Welsh, Moira

The Astonishing Lives of Older Women: How to Create Pleasure Over Peril in Peak Longevity

The Astonishing Lives of Older Women offers both cautionary tales from courageous women and practical financial insights,...
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Author: Moira Welsh
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Astonishing Lives of Older Women: How to Create Pleasure Over Peril in Peak Longevity by Welsh, Moira

The Astonishing Lives of Older Women: How to Create Pleasure Over Peril in Peak Longevity

$71.99 $37.63
The Astonishing Lives of Older Women: How to Create Pleasure Over Peril in Peak Longevity by Welsh, Moira

The Astonishing Lives of Older Women: How to Create Pleasure Over Peril in Peak Longevity

$71.99 $37.63
Author: Moira Welsh
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
The Astonishing Lives of Older Women offers both cautionary tales from courageous women and practical financial insights, empowering women to navigate the challenges of career decisions, family responsibilities, and long-term financial planning with greater awareness and confidence.

A powerful exploration of the financial realities women face as they age -- and the resilience, reinvention, and relationships that sustain them.

Women are living longer than ever, but for many, those extra years come with financial uncertainty. This book tells the stories of women who, after raising children, managing households, and working in fulfilling careers, find themselves now alone and surviving on the edge.

A national housing crisis hits harder when the gender pension gap leaves women with significantly less retirement income than men, but this crisis isn't inevitable. A CEO, a legal scholar, and a feminist economist offer essential advice on careers, pensions, and relationships, while the voice of a young writer from Lainey Gossip reveals why financial independence is non-negotiable.

This book looks at how women can embrace this new longevity with strength and purpose. A wake-up call for women of all ages, it is an inspiring testament to the lasting social and economic contributions of women.

The astonishing lives of older women are not defined by money or men. They are defined by resilience, purpose, desire, and the unbreakable bonds of female friendship.

Author: Moira Welsh
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 04/07/2026
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.44w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9781770418004


Review Citation(s):
Foreword 02/27/2026
Library Journal 03/13/2026 pg. 1
Booklist 03/09/2026

About the Author
Moira Welsh is a political reporter at the Toronto Star's Queen's Park bureau and a former investigative reporter who, for decades, has written about the joys and vicissitudes of a long life. Welsh lives in Toronto and is the mother of two wonderful young men.
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