Encore: A Journal of the Eightieth Year

Name: Encore: A Journal of the Eightieth Year
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Rating: 4.3 (55 reviews)
Author: May Sarton

by May Sarton

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4.3 stars from 55 reviews

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Perfect for you if...

You're curious about what aging can actually feel like beyond clichés, and want to hear from someone living it rather than theorising about it.
You appreciate intimate, diary-style writing that captures the texture of ordinary days: meals, flowers, correspondence, small decisions that matter.
You're drawn to writers who refuse sentimentality and instead offer clear-eyed wisdom mixed with humour about life's second half.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer plot-driven narratives with external conflict rather than the quiet observation of internal life.
You're looking for self-help or prescriptive advice about ageing, rather than a lived, particular experience.
You find journal entries too fragmentary or lacking the shaped narrative arc of a conventional memoir.

About this book

On the second day of her 80th year, May Sarton began a new journal to discover what was happening to her and to continue living fully. This sequel to Endgame—her journal of her 79th year—documents the details of daily life, including gardening, meal planning, floral arrangements, and correspondence with readers. Sarton reflects on the freedoms that come with age: the freedom to be absurd, to forget things, and to be eccentric. Her experiences during this year include preparing for holidays and weddings, spending time with longtime friends and new admirers, receiving critical recognition, and writing new poems as her lyric voice reemerges. At the same time, Sarton acknowledges that aging brings challenges. She writes about pain, ill health, and a deepening awareness of life's perilousness—the knowledge that something frightful could happen at any moment.

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