Wonderful book

I love this book so far, I'm about half way and am looking forward to listening to the rest. It is refreshing to hear an articulate Aussie narration. it's like listening to a friend. The content is something that has been swirling around my head and Jacinta has laid it out and made sense of things I was ashamed about. If you are wondering whether to get this book or not I highly recommend it. If nothing else it is so comforting to know I'm not alone.

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Outstanding & thought-provoking

This is such an important book. As a 50 year old woman it speaks my own truth in ways I haven’t always found the ability to articulate even to myself yet. I cried at times when Jacinta spoke of truths I didn’t even know to be true for me until she said them.

Jacinta writes with a poetic beauty and accessibility, while also never shying away from topics that rarely (if ever) get spoken about.

This book is balanced, incisive, thought-provoking and beautifully mixes both academic research and anecdotal stories.

I am a huge fan of Jacinta Parsons in everything she does, and this is partly because she makes me think and consider things from different perspectives than those I currently hold. This book challenges me in parts, making me want to push back, but then I find myself getting a new perspective and being forced to think beyond my current paradigms. Evidence of a truly skilled writer!!

Looking forward to more work by the talented JP

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Just the book I needed

A poignant reflection on what it means to be a woman through all stages of life and the importance of discovering our essential self and learning to listen just as society deems us redundant. Beautifully written.

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Thought provoking,

Sometimes hard to listen to as it makes you question your own thoughts and ideas and prejudices. It did worry me that one generation has to make way for the next as if it is impossible we can occupy the same space. I refuse to become smaller or quieter as I age. We were told all our lives this is how we should be and we were sold down the river. Be yourself whoever that is loud,loved and valued. Thanks for this wonderful book that helped me entrench as well as question.

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Thought provoking

Not sure I agree with everything she writes but it's an interesting reflection and has given me food for thought as I reach middle age

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Sitting back with my middle finger in the air

I’m not done yet! Thank you JP, You certainly make my heart smile every time I hear you.

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Not for me

I’m a 48 year old woman working in a male dominated industry of engineering and find the over-generalisations about males and females in this book too much. I haven’t experienced anything like what is described here. In fairness maybe the book got better, I listened for nearly half an hour and stopped.

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I wanted to love this

I tried so hard to listen to this but found myself constantly rolling my eyes. The content was excellent and on point but it was so overwritten, so overly flowery that it lost its point. I just wanted to listen about women’s experiences of aging and I just couldn’t get through the overly flowery prose. If you like that style of writing - you will love this, it just was not for me.

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I was a bit bored.

Finishing this read was a chore.
Narrator was good, but content didn’t capture my attention.

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