Endgame: A Journal of the Seventy-Ninth Year

This book is a heartwarming and inspiring account of May Sarton's journey through old age, despite constant pain and frailty.

Through her dictations into recorders and transcribed notes by devoted assistants, Sarton shares her thoughts on the joys of nature, her beloved garden, and the friendships that have sustained her.

She also settles some old literary scores and paints a generous portrait of Virginia Woolf.

Despite the loss of independence and fear of never fully recovering, Sarton finds the courage to soldier on, taking pleasure in small things like good meals, her cat Pierrot who loves the rain, and being able to sleep through the night.

This book is a testament to the enduring spirit of May Sarton and will inspire millions of women to find their own courage and resilience in the face of aging.