Single Woman of a Certain Age Romantic Escapades, Shifting Shapes, and Serene Independence

Edited by Jane Ganahl

A sophisticated, edgy, and humorous chorus of essays about being unmarried in one's prime. The 29 writers write of the challenges and rewards of growing older as a single woman: online dating, solo travel, younger lovers, and more.

In "A Date", Ronnie Caplan, a widow of two years describes, "It's been thirty years since I sat across a dinner table from someone whose underwear I didn't buy, and I don't know the rules anymore."

In "Never More", author Merrill Markoe finds love in her forties akin to "a little like tiptoeing barefoot over a frozen pond, hoping to make it to the cozy cabin without being buried in an avalanche or unexpectedly tumbling into a snowy ravine."