THE BREAKING POINT How Female Midlife Crisis is Transforming Today's Women

A WALL STREET JOURNAL columnist who writes about work and family life integrates a large amount of research, interview data, and careful thinking about the choices women face as they age. Using crafty insights about the reactions women have to rediscovering their passions and interests, she overlooks few aspects of this transition and explains her own journey with both humility and professional clarity. Her grasp of the history of women's social status gives her observations a rich context in addition to their practical value. Fifty-something women everywhere will find value in this lesson, which Beth Wernick reads astutely, subtly cuing listeners when the subject changes or when something important is about to be offered. T.W. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 05/ JAN 06]