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In America, where "old" is a dirty word, people over sixty-five are often shut out as if growing old were some kind of contagious disease. But you cannot shut the Sunset Gang out of your heart.
With time running short, these intrepid residents of Sunset Village in Florida continue to thirst for life and love.
"The Sunset Gang" is as lively, fun, and courageous a group as you'll find anywhere this side of the Last Reward. The fact that you'll find them at Sunset Village, a condominium retirement community in Florida – where an ambulance siren is the theme song and cycling at a stately pace is strenuous exercise – does not mean that they are ready to pack it all in. Not by a long shot.
Sex and romantic love keep Sunset Village bubbling with activity.
If you were to walk down one of its well-tended paths, you might spot Jenny and Bill sitting on a bench, acting like young lovers, and never suspect that they are married – to other people! And at the pool, Max Bernstein, with an expertise that comes from five decades of skirt chasing, is singling out attractive widows.
But the true beating heart of Sunset Village is the love of family and friends. Widowed Molly Berkowitz learns that although her son and daughter may be failures in the eyes of the world, they are well worth bragging about, and Isaac Kramer begins to feel truly at home when the gray-haired boys down at the Laundromat start calling him by his old neighborhood nickname, "Itch."
This short story series about aging in America that inspired the PBS American Playhouse TV trilogy produced by Linda Lavin and starring Uta Hagen, Harold Gould, Dori Brenner and Jerry Stiller, garnering Doris Roberts an Emmy nomination for 'Best Supporting Actress' in a mini-series.
"I enjoyed the humour, the Jewishness of it all and the fact each story spoke to me. Adler excels at describing every day situations and emotions." - Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★
"Witty and delightful stories full of surprises and reminders of all the Jewish grandmothers of my youth." - Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★
"These wonderful stories call to mind the work of Isaac Bashevis Singer." - Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★
"The stories are fast paced, sentimental, honest, and are funny." - Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★
With time running short, these intrepid residents of Sunset Village in Florida continue to thirst for life and love.
"The Sunset Gang" is as lively, fun, and courageous a group as you'll find anywhere this side of the Last Reward. The fact that you'll find them at Sunset Village, a condominium retirement community in Florida – where an ambulance siren is the theme song and cycling at a stately pace is strenuous exercise – does not mean that they are ready to pack it all in. Not by a long shot.
Sex and romantic love keep Sunset Village bubbling with activity.
If you were to walk down one of its well-tended paths, you might spot Jenny and Bill sitting on a bench, acting like young lovers, and never suspect that they are married – to other people! And at the pool, Max Bernstein, with an expertise that comes from five decades of skirt chasing, is singling out attractive widows.
But the true beating heart of Sunset Village is the love of family and friends. Widowed Molly Berkowitz learns that although her son and daughter may be failures in the eyes of the world, they are well worth bragging about, and Isaac Kramer begins to feel truly at home when the gray-haired boys down at the Laundromat start calling him by his old neighborhood nickname, "Itch."
This short story series about aging in America that inspired the PBS American Playhouse TV trilogy produced by Linda Lavin and starring Uta Hagen, Harold Gould, Dori Brenner and Jerry Stiller, garnering Doris Roberts an Emmy nomination for 'Best Supporting Actress' in a mini-series.
"I enjoyed the humour, the Jewishness of it all and the fact each story spoke to me. Adler excels at describing every day situations and emotions." - Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★
"Witty and delightful stories full of surprises and reminders of all the Jewish grandmothers of my youth." - Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★
"These wonderful stories call to mind the work of Isaac Bashevis Singer." - Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★
"The stories are fast paced, sentimental, honest, and are funny." - Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★
In America, where "old" is a dirty word, people over sixty-five are often shut out as if growing old were some kind of contagious disease. But you cannot shut the Sunset Gang out of your heart.
With time running short, these intrepid residents of Sunset Village in Florida continue to thirst for ...
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Warren Adler was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 16, 1927. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from New York University. He was a reporter for the New York Daily News, served in the Army during the Korean War, worked as an advisor to President Nixon during his first term, owned four radio stations and a TV station, ran an advertising and public relations agency in Washington, D.C., and was one of the founders of the Washington Dossier magazine. He became a full-time writer in 1974. He wrote over 50 novels during his lifetime including The War of the Roses, Private Lies, The Sunset Gang, The Children of the Roses, Random Hearts, and Funny Boys. He wrote short story collections including New York Echoes and plays including Libido. He died of complications from liver cancer on April 15, 2019 at the age of 91.
Warren Adler was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 16, 1927. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from New York University. He was a reporter for the New York Daily News, served in the Army during the Korean War, worked as an advisor to President Nixon during his first term,...
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