elderly women

A little old lady who is not afraid of anything must deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that follow her through the dark woods trying to scare her.

Avoiding the lifestyle of his late gangster father by working as a clock repairman, Joe Spork fixes an unusual device that turns out to be a former secret agent's doomsday machine and incurs the wrath of the government and a diabolical South Asian dictator.

Presents a story featuring only single-syllable words in which Glen Jones learns that an elderly lady with a reputation of being mean, is really very nice.

This remarakable collection of writing sand photographs evokes the beaury, humor, and courage of women living in their later years and tells of the endearing moments of joy - and passion - to be found in the rich and varied world of midlife and beyond.

Sarah Lucas, unexpectedly alone at the age of seventy-five after her husband of fifty years dies from an injury, reflects back on her happy childhood and marriage, and finds new purpose and meaning in life when her rural Vermont home becomes a haven for others who are dealing with their own griefs and sorrows.

Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed a clover and a series of other strange items before encountering a large surprise.

Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed some books and a series of other strange items before encountering a large surprise.

The elderly shut-in she visits once a week becomes an unexpected source of friendship and strength for thirteen-year-old Jenna, and each of them is eventually able to face and overcome painful aspects of her life.

In 1936 Middle Swan, Colorado, eighty-six-year-old Hennie Comfort befriends seventeen-year-old Nit Spindle, who recently lost a daughter and whose husband works on a dredge boat, by inviting her into her knitting circle and passing down stories about the small town.

A fictionalized diary of Marie Sharp, a divorced woman who is turning sixty, expecting a grandchild, starting a new relationship with a man, and beginning to think that there are advantages to getting older.