In This Is Getting Old, Paul Taylor tells two intertwined stories.
One is the tale of a long marriage shaped by time, as he and his wife navigate the realities of aging in the Adirondack community where their story began.
The other is a candid reckoning with the Baby Boom generation, what it was given, what it got wrong, and what it leaves behind.
Blending memoir with cultural and political insight, this is a thoughtful, often funny, sometimes painful, and ultimately hopeful reflection on love, legacy, and the country we pass on to those who follow.
Review :
"This Is Getting Old is wry and dry-funny and bracingly honest. Paul Taylor is amusing and upfront about himself, boomers, marriage, purpose, health problems, and home renovation. Beautifully written and a delight from start to finish." -Marc Freedman, author of How to Live Forever: The Enduring Power of Connecting the Generations
"With breezy wit and self-deprecating charm, Paul Taylor invites us into the intimate trials of aging, his careers as a journalist and social analyst, and his struggling optimism about his country. It is a memoir of pain and vision, gracefully written and deeply engaging." -David K. Shipler, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former New York Times correspondent
"Paul Taylor's deeply informed and beautifully written memoir of two married boomers' personal and societal reckoning-poignant, amusing, thought-provoking, and ultimately hopeful is a cross-generational pleasure. This is must reading for anyone who cares about who we are, how we got here, and what comes next." -Richard North Patterson, New York Times bestselling fiction author and political commentator
"This is a very sentimental book - a double autobiography, a duet of a love story all in one." -Janet Langhardt Cohen, author and playwright
"This Is Getting Old is a memoir written by a top flight journalist, filled with the dangers he confronted, the courage he displayed and an honesty about the life he and his wife have lived." -William S. Cohen, former U. S. Senator / Secretary of Defense
