Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
As Time Goes By
Abigail Trafford · 2010
74/100
👍 Worth It
Trafford fills a genuine gap — the romantic and relational lives of people over fifty get almost no serious book-length treatment — and she does it with compassionate, interview-grounded journalism that Library Journal called highly recommended. The affluent American focus and 2009 data are real limitations, but the core insights about longevity reshaping commitment still hold.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety78
substance76
craft74
originality80
accuracy68
hype76
age-fit72
human-eye76
Penny’s verdict74
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