Making the Best of What's Left

“Judith Viorst has chronicled our century with wit, wisdom and an unflinching eye for the agonies and absurdities of ordinary family life. Now in her nineties, and in the shadow of her husband’s recent death, she offers an exhilarating meditation on final chapters: how to grasp the richness and grace that remains, even as much slips away.”–Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Memorial Days and March“Writer and poet Viorst may be in what she calls the ‘Final Fifth of Life, ’ but she’s every bit as witty and observant as she always was… . Readers of a similar age will be nodding along and be reminded to be grateful for the time they have left.”– “Booklist (starred review)”“The great humorist, poet, and observer of life passages turns her attention to the ‘Final Fifth’ of life… . We should all be in such fine form in our 10th decade. Viorst is as charming, and smart, as ever.”– “Kirkus Reviews (starred review)”

Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety. She lives in Washington, DC.