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´Stylish and wittily written ... a brilliant read that should encourage us all to challenge the cult of youth, and learn to love ourselves a little more along the way.´ My Weekly

There´s nothing middle-of-the-road about middle age. From coping with bodies that are ´heading south´ to rampant ageism in the workplace, this time in our lives, in the words of Bette Davis, ´is no place for sissies´.
From family, finances and work to cosmetics, fashion and sex, 60-year-old Helen Walmsley-Johnson - the irrepressible voice behind the much-loved Guardian column ´The Vintage Years´ - shows, with warmth and a wicked sense of humour, how we can reinvent middle age for the next generation of women.

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´The Invisible Woman always speaks to me, and for me. It´s about saying up yours to the cult of youth, but also about seeing the life of the 50+ as hilariously funny (not unlike the life of the 15 year old, when you come to think about it).´ Mary Beard

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From the author of the Guardian´s ´The Vintage Years´ column, which has 65,000 regular readers

Perfect for fans of Miranda Hart´s ´Is It Just Me?´ and Caitlin Moran´s ´How To Be a Woman´

A rallying call, urging women not to surrender their voice or identity in their golden years

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