Marie De Hennezel's The Art of Growing Old is a fascinating book geared towards older individuals. Much of the author's descriptions address how people can age gracefully. She doesn't refrain from giving the good and bad experiences of growing older. It's a work that challenges the beliefs that old age is mostly depressing and unhappy. It aims to build a reader's confidence that there's also joy and the growth of wisdom with older folk. True, as people age their bodies become less strong, but many continue to have sharp minds. Some describe their senior lives as opening new experiences to enjoy their freedom more fully. Through this reality, there's time to embrace nature, friends, and the environment with a renewed appreciation. These gifts lead many of the older generation to fully embrace life and prepare for a happy death. ( )

I suspect the older the reader, the more they will get out of this book. Although it has some awkwardness due to being a translation, it presents an excellent message. ( )