Older and Wider: A Survivor's Guide to the Menopause

Older and Wider: A Survivor's Guide to the Menopause is a compendium by Jenny Eclair. It is a humorous, irreverent and candid guide to the menopause.

Key details

• Author: Jenny Eclair
• Book type: compendium
• Focus: the menopause
• Includes an A–Z-style tour with themed entries

Synopsis

In Older and Wider: A Survivor's Guide to the Menopause, Jenny Eclair offers a whistle-stop A–Z through menopause experiences, from C for carb-loading and G for getting your shit together to I for invisibility and V for vaginas. Written with humour and frankness, it aims to reassure readers that they are not alone.

Alongside the tour, she shares lessons learnt and practical tips, including her take on the joy of cardigans, dealing with the empty nest by getting a lodger, and managing a short temper by counting to twenty. The book also reflects on finding a “new me” and being comfortable with that change.