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Going Gray

What I Learned About Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity, and Everything Else That Really Matters
Apr 19, 2012floy rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This would've made a good magazine article; it's a bit tedious book length. The author makes some good points and details her interviewing and research about contemporary attitudes toward middle-aged and older women with gray or white hair. She discusses the pressure on women to stay as young-looking as possible in Hollywood, in LA, in politics and in business etc. The author occasionally irritated me by referring to breasts as boobs (I thought the book was about being mature) and referring to Ronald Reagan's administration as a time when he "blithely and belovedly presided over the country..." Belovedly?? Not in my experience!!! Anyway, back to the book... it's redundant after awhile and I confess I didn't read past page 135. The take home point was enjoy your gray or white hair; wear it proudly and the culture will change. Join the club; I have.