Booklist Review

Poignant reflections, biting images, and evocative black-and-white photos of aging women fill the pages of this unique anthology. In 60 quite different short stories and poems, the authors reaffirm the individuality of ``old women.'' There is a vision of an ``athlete growing old,'' an account of a woman coming to understand why her widowed mother ``dipped snuff,'' a moving portrait of a lesbian family, and several more-traditional, sentimental pieces. These writers share the reality of being an old woman-the solitude, the lack of sex, the physical changes, the wisdom gleaned but unacknowledged. The intimacy and humor of these writings should touch readers old and young. Notes on the contributors are appended. DPD. 808.8'9287 Aged women-Poetry / Aged women-Fiction 87-042797