{"product_id":"fear-of-fifty-a-midlife-memoir-paperback","title":"Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErica Jong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErica Jong\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErica Jong made waves with both her lauded and lambasted novel \u003ci\u003eFear of Flying\u003c\/i\u003e and her first memoir \u003ci\u003eSeducing the Demon\u003c\/i\u003e. Now one of her finest works of nonfiction--a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller--is back in print with a new Afterword. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFear of Fifty\u003c\/i\u003e, Erica Jong looks to the second half of her life and \"goes right to the jugular of the women who lived wildly and vicariously through \u003ci\u003eFear of Flying\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), delivering highly entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, menopause, feminism, and motherhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough humor and introspection, Jong navigates the challenges of maintaining independence and self-worth in a culture that often devalues older women. By blending personal narrative with broader cultural insights, Jong delivered a significant commentary on the female experience in contemporary society.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErica Jong\u003c\/b\u003e grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side and attended Barnard College, where she majored in writing and literature, and she later received her MA in eighteenth-century English literature from Columbia University. She left halfway through the PhD program to write her groundbreaking first novel, \u003ci\u003eFear of Flying\u003c\/i\u003e, which went on to sell more than thirty-seven million copies worldwide. She is also the author of many award-winning books of poetry, novels, and nonfiction including \u003ci\u003eSappho's Leap\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFanny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAny Woman's Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFear of Fifty\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFear of Dying\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City and Connecticut. Her work has had a major impact on women's lives all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.26 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47372321652914,"sku":"9781585425242","price":27.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7j4DlruBhw9781585425242.webp?v=1782920025","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/fear-of-fifty-a-midlife-memoir-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}