Flip-Flops After Fifty: And Other Thoughts on Aging I Remembered to Write Down

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Flip-flops After 50 ;will amuse, enlighten, and provoke readers to think about the topics that affect all of us. Who hasn't dealt with the emotions from family events, stress from lousy jobs, or the bittersweet feelings when the kids leave home Not to mention body image, high school reunions, and parenting. Eastman's conversational style and easy humor tackle the sublime and the ridiculous, the sacred and the profane. After a certain ageand it's no secret that it's 50Eastman argues that attitudes change for the better. Making decisions gets easier, although there's no guarantee that life does. Even so, her writing allows us to take a look at our own issues with the reassuring handholding of a confidante.

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Cindy Eastmans Flip-Flops After 50 is as funny, warm, and inviting as its title. Filled with the kind of everyday humor that made Erma Bombeck everybodys favorite columnist, Eastmans wit and generosity reach out to embrace the reader. With every laugh, theres a moment of recognition and a sense of camaraderie.
Dr. Gina Barreca, professor of English and feminist theory and author of Its Not That Im Bitter, or How I Stopped Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and Conquered the World

Cindy Eastmans honest, straight-talking wisdom evokes Margaret Young, who said, You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want. Heartwarming, humorous, and often inspirational, these essays will touch the spirit of every woman fortunate enough to turn fifty.
Jan Coffey, award-winning, best-selling author of Silent Waters

With great insight, and a healthy dose of self-deprecating wit, Cindy Eastmans prose sparkles. Reading her essays is like sharing coffee (or perhaps a Skinny Vanilla Latte) and great conversation with a friend, one who doesnt pretend to have all the answers but rather finds joy in exploring lifes quirks and questions. Whether discussing fitness or parenting, love or loss, her words equally rich in skill and sincerityare moving and true. Flip-Flops After 50 delights.
Steven Parlato, author of The Namesake

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Cindy Eastman's work is informed by her ability to be an observer as well as a participant in her life. ; With her dry sense of humor, she is able to address a variety of topical subjects and deliver an insightful analysis that's both provocative and amusing. Currently she coordinates a supervised visitation service with her husband in his counseling practice and facilitates diversity and anti-bullying trainings for the Anti-Defamation League. She also teaches a writing course for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the Waterbury campus of UConn. Eastman makes her home in Connecticut with her husband, Angelo, and their cat. She is working on a second book when not babysitting her grandson.