Age Speaks for Itself: Silent Voices of the Elderly - Rilegato

This is the long awaited third book in Tom Koch's trilogy on aging, Age Speaks for Itself. Mirrored Lives was a detailed first person account of geriatric illness from the perspective of the caregiver. It was followed by A Place in Time; here the issue of elder care was more generally considered from the perspective of other care givers. Age Speaks for Itself presents a radical new view of longevity based not on academic theory or social prejudice. Koch's latest critique and perspective are drawn from eleven life histories, narratives of age which are the core of his argument and this book.