{"product_id":"fear-of-fifty-a-midlife-memoir-9781585425242","title":"Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir","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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52058031784210,"sku":"9781585425242","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22c866f6-8ffb-4d0f-863c-280baa73b2eb.jpg?v=1772021645","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fear-of-fifty-a-midlife-memoir-9781585425242","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}