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December 21, 2007
Jane Murbach Juska, '55
Unaccompanied Women: Late-Life Adventures in Love, Sex, and Real Estate, Villard, 2006
The book: Five years ago, Jane Juska placed a personal ad that drew tremendous response and swept the retired teacher into a whirlwind existence she barely recognized as her own. She relayed her fun and frank exploits in her first book "A Round-Heeled Woman," but she continues her astonishing story in this much anticipated new adventure.
“Unaccompanied Women� embraces not only Juska’s continuing explorations of Eros, but also a blossoming literary career that catapults her from San Francisco to New York, London, and Paris. She shares all this richness of living in a poignant and humorous exploration of emotional terrain rarely discussed in our society. This wise and warmhearted book provides vivid evidence that the pursuit of pleasure and lasting relationships is not just for the young, but also for the young at heart.
The author: Raised in rural Ohio, Jane Juska moved to California in 1955 and has lived there ever since. She has taught English for more than 40 years. With the publication of her first book, Juska has become a spokesperson for the romantically active senior set, and she appears frequently before book and women’s groups.
Posted by tobiaslw at December 21, 2007 02:35 PM