Book description
Playwright and Jungian analyst Florida Scott-Maxwell explores the unique predicament of one's later years: when one feels both cut off from the past and out of step with the present; when the body rebels at activity but the mind becomes more passionate than ever. Written when Maxwell was in her…
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2 authors picked The Measure of My Days as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Maxwell, an American actress who later studied with C. G. Jung and became a Jungian psychologist, reflects on her life from America to marriage and a life in Scotland, and her perspective on life and the world.
I return to this unsentimental wisdom of an intelligent and remarkable woman facing the later years of a life well lived.
From Catherine's list on memoirs by those who made a difference.
It mirrors where I am now in the journey of my life. Since discovering The Measure of My Days in 2014, I read this wonderful and wise book each year. Though written in 1968, it is timeless. Also, written at age 82, a life well-lived.
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