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No Rocking Chairs Yet – Local Author Has plans for Life After 50
Arcadia Weekly Apr 30, 2013
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No Rocking Chairs Yet is the perfect segue to Rina Torri’s longtime career as a feature story writer for numerous magazines and newspapers on the east coast as well as in the Midwest. In addition, she has directed public relations for a small city government and subbed as an English teacher in both private and public schools.
The author is a freelance writer living in Southern California with her husband, where she continues to walk and talk along the beach with her friends. “They refresh, embolden, and inspire me with new ideas.
The Default Setting for Life After Fifty Just Got Kicked Down the Beach.
If you’ve crossed the fifty-yard line, don’t worry. You have not fallen into a Black Hole.
Join the conversation as three dynamic fifty-plus women walk and talk along the beautiful Southern California beaches about the changes, challenges, and situations in their everyday lives with understanding, encouragement, and generous helpings of laughter.
The women’s lively and witty discussions, interspersed with heartfelt e-mail letters as well as humorous blogs about everything from hairdresser calamities to diet frustrations, add up to an upbeat and entertaining book that you will enjoy curling up with in your favorite chair.
The storyline about love and relationships after fifty, life-changing decisions, and happy surprises is at once engaging, insightful, and inspiring. In addition, the book contains a sprinkling of poetry and vivid beach descriptions.
With so many baby boomers approaching sixty and women living longer and healthier lives, it is time for realistic fiction that speaks directly to their common issues, while also providing plenty of moments to pull back and laugh. Fifty-plus women are the new protagonists, capable of carrying the weight of a storyline by themselves.
“The rocking chairs in my title are a metaphor for apathy,” she explains. “Life after fifty is fulfilling and exciting for women who make the decision to stay interested in others and in life.
“My hope is that women over fifty everywhere will keep on walking with courage, perseverance, joy, and laughter, ” says Torri.
More information at the publisher’s website: www.trafford.com
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