Recessional

"Mr Michener, who was born in 1907, addresses the complex issues associated with aging in America....'"Recessional' provides a thoroughly informed overview of what happens to the elderly in this country....Unfortunately, the prose style and dialogue in this issue-driven novel are too often stilted and expository. Characters tend to speechify rather than speak....The best moments in the novel occur when the characters disclose what's in their hearts and minds with rueful, snappy humor....There are also some genuinely poignant passages.... But the wordiness and melodramatic subplots of 'Recessional'...eventually swamp the essential drama of old age and how we deal with it."Michener, James A. is the author of 'Recessional' with ISBN 9780449223451 and ISBN 0449223450.