Novels About People/Couples On The Cusp of Retirement
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I know this is oddly specific, but DH and I are approaching this stage of life, and I find I like to “read ahead” that way - maybe learn a bit by analogy via fictional characters’ lives.  It’s the identity shift / life transition piece that interests me most, not the financial planning etc.
I’m open to all types of characters in this setting / life phase. In relationships or not, with kids or not, early retirement or 60s/70s, in different economic circumstances etc. I’m curious what happens when someone’s work drops off and space opens up. How does their life or personality or relationships change (or not)? Though I much prefer fiction, I’m aLao open to non-fiction, too. But only about the interior/identity stuff. Not looking for tactical how-to books or financial planning guides etc. Thanks! |
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I retired five years ago and have read some books along these lines.
Here are some I have read: The unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry The brilliant life of Eudora Honeysett French Braid (all books by Anne Tyler, actually) Home safe (I have only read a few books by Elizabeth Berg, but a lot of her books seem to be about retirement years) Apples never fall Step ball change There have been more but I forget the book titles at the moment. |
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| Thank you! |
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| The Most Fun We Ever Had |
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Years ago, I got a lot out of doing The Artist’s Way book and exercises, so it’s nice to see that she also has a book for transitioning into retirement. https://www.amazon.com/Its-Never-Late-Begin-Again/dp/0399174214/ref=asc_df_0399174214/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17531784047345405919&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007767&hvtargid=pla-2281435178298&psc=1&mcid=78285451dfc538eb8d15761913e65a1a&hvocijid=17531784047345405919-0399174214-&hvexpln=73&gad_source=1 |
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Judy Leigh books
Maddie Please books |
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| Me for you by Lolly Winston |
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| Always the last to know by Kristan Higgins |
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| Elizabeth Strout's Lucy by the Sea |
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Anne Tyler's books: Noah's Compass
and The Beginner's Goodbye |
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| Olive Kittredge |
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| A Year in Provence, I think fits the bill. |
Anonymous
So depressing. As a soon-to-be empty nester I def don’t recommend this book. |