A frank, honest, and insightful look into the lives of women over fifty.
The Second Half explores, in photographic portraits and interviews, how the second half of life is experienced by women from many different cultures. From a French actress to a British novelist, from an Algerian nomad to a Saudi Arabian doctor, and an American politician, Ellen Warner traveled all over the world to interview women about their lives. She asked them what they learned in the first half that was helpful in the second, and what advice they would give to younger women. Their revealing and inspiring stories are enlightening for all readers, and are illustrated by Warner’s stunning portraits which tell their own story.
Ellen Warner began her career as a photojournalist in 1969. Her photographs have been published in numerous newspapers and magazines and exhibited extensively. Over the years, she has developed a specialty in author portraits and has worked for most publishing houses in New York and London. She has also written travel articles, which have been published in the New York Times, Travel and Leisure, andThe Traveller.
Foreword by Erica Jong
Foreword by Sarah Lamb
Introduction
Odette Walling, born 1920, interviewed at age 86
Resistance leader, Ravensbruck Prisoner #47321, Kings Medal for Courage, Medaille de Resistance, Paris, France
Jean Angell, born ca 1942, interviewed at age 65
Lawyer with Lou Gehrigs disease, Prouts Neck, Maine, USA
Roxy Beaujolais, born ca. 1947, interviewed at age 60
Publican of the Seven Stars, Carey Street, London, England
Teresa Sayward, born ca. 1944, interviewed at age 64
State Assemblywoman, Retired Farmer, Willsboro, New York, USA
Leslie Caron, born 1931, inlĂ