Whether she is writing about arguing with her mother over her choice of outfit, at 46, on a family cruise, getting her tubes tied and the importance of a woman's right to choose, or her frequent battles with her rebel pyromaniac teenage son, writer and commentator Marion Winik is earthy, searingly honest, and unfallingly witty in the face of adversity. In this new collection of essays, a treat for dedicated fans and new readers alike, Winik explores how she - and other women - face midlife and aging without getting tangled up in the past or the future, all with her trademark humour and insistence on the truth - the good, the bad, and the ugly. The collection is divided into five sections: Back, about her family and her past; Underfoot, about being a mom; In the Mirror, about growing older; Above us Only Sky, about a key turning point in her life, and Ahead, about facing the future.