Life Lines: A Menopause Poetry Collection - Stories of Marriage, Hot Flushes and Transformation After 40

Hot flashes at work. Night sweats ruining your sleep. A marriage that's drifting into silence. A body that seems to have its own agenda. Welcome to midlife - it's not what you expected, but it might be more interesting than you thought. In this powerful collection of poems and short stories, Louise Worthington captures the wild ride of perimenopause with humour, honesty, and unexpected grace. She writes about the things we usually keep quiet: the rage that comes out of nowhere, the invisibility that creeps up day by day, the strange new power that comes with no longer caring what others think. Here you'll find stories about women learning to own their changing bodies, navigating shifting relationships, and discovering new kinds of freedom. From a woman who finds herself swimming in cold water at dawn to another who realizes her hot flashes might actually be a superpower, these pieces celebrate the messy, beautiful transformation of midlife. Part poetry collection, part story collection, part companion for the journey, this book speaks to every woman who's stood in front of the mirror wondering who she's becoming. It's about endings and beginnings, about loss and unexpected gifts, about the wisdom that comes when life cracks you open. Raw, funny, and deeply truthful, this is the book you'll want to share with your friends, the one that will make you say 'I thought I was the only one who felt this way.' It's for every woman who's ready to embrace her transformation - hot flashes, midnight rage, sudden tears and all.