Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss, yet as Mary Pipher shows, many older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, and wise people they have always wanted to be. Having probed the inner lives of teenage girls in Reviving Ophelia, Pipher offers here a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face in their later years. Drawing on her own experiences, she explores ways women can cultivate resilient responses to the challenges they face, suggesting, "If we have good maps and guides, the journey can be transcendent."