{"product_id":"fear-of-fifty-isbn-9781585425242","title":"Fear of Fifty","description":"\u003cb\u003eErica Jong made waves with both her lauded and lambasted novel \u003ci\u003eFear of Flying\u003c\/i\u003e and her first memoir \u003ci\u003eSeducing the Demon\u003c\/i\u003e. Now one of her finest works of nonfiction—a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller—is back in print with a new Afterword. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFear of Fifty\u003c\/i\u003e, Erica Jong looks to the second half of her life and “goes right to the jugular of the women who lived wildly and vicariously through \u003ci\u003eFear of Flying\u003c\/i\u003e” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), delivering highly entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, menopause, feminism, and motherhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough humor and introspection, Jong navigates the challenges of maintaining independence and self-worth in a culture that often devalues older women. By blending personal narrative with broader cultural insights, Jong delivered a significant commentary on the female experience in contemporary society.“What Jong calls a midlife memoir is a slice of autobiography that ranks in honesty, self-perception and wisdom with [works by] Simone de Beauvoir and Mary McCarthy... Although Jong's memoir of a Jewish American princess is wittier than either.” — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(UK)\u003cb\u003eErica Jong\u003c\/b\u003e grew up on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and attended Barnard College, where she majored in writing and literature, and she later received her MA in eighteenth-century English literature from Columbia University. She left halfway through the PhD program to write her groundbreaking first novel, \u003ci\u003eFear of Flying\u003c\/i\u003e, which went on to sell more than thirty-seven million copies worldwide. She is also the author of many award-winning books of poetry, novels, and nonfiction including \u003ci\u003eSappho’s Leap\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFanny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAny Woman’s Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFear of Fifty\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFear of Dying\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City and Connecticut. Her work has had a major impact on women’s lives all over the world.","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304461095141,"sku":"NP9781585425242","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781585425242.jpg?v=1767726783","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/fear-of-fifty-isbn-9781585425242","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}