Blooming

“I guarantee this book will lift your spirits. The research is deep and encouraging, the stories inspiring, and the optimism these pages generate is positively infectious. Reading Blooming made me proud to be old and informed, vibrant, still learning and ever evolving towards a wisdom that only comes with age.”
     ~ Beverly Donofrio, writer of memoirs Riding in Cars with Boys, Looking for Mary, and Astonished

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“Blooming: What 100 Women Over 50 Taught Me About Aging Fearlessly is an inspiring and heartfelt collection of stories from women across cultures who are redefining what it means to grow older. Through their voices, Dorothy Marcic reveals aging not as an ending, but as a powerful new beginning—filled with purpose, resilience, and joy. Honest, uplifting, and deeply human, Blooming is a reminder that it’s never too late to become more fully yourself.”
      ~ Françoise (65, very happy and full of joy of becoming an aging woman)

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“Dorothy invites a multitude of voices to chime in about aging and it is a delight. I am almost 80 and found myself agreeing and disagreeing, and questioning and feeling affirmed quote after quote, page after page—which I loved. “Blooming” is a history lesson and cultural statement and a joyful read on how to love the inevitable—aging!”
     ~ Marianna Houston, former Education Director, Theater Development Fund (TDF)

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“Marcic reminds us that the second act isn’t a winding down—it’s a leveling up. It encourages every woman to trade the role of “supporting character” for the “lead,” treating every new year as an opportunity to become a more authentic, daring version of herself.”
     ~ Cathy Romano, RN, Mental Health Nurse Manager

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“We talk endlessly about the future of technology, the future of business, the future of cities — but rarely do we talk about the most powerful untapped force shaping that future: the wisdom, courage, and reinvention capacity of women who have truly lived. Blooming changes that conversation completely. Dorothy Marcic traveled across cultures to gather the voices of over 100 women who refused to let age be a ceiling — and discovered it can be a launching pad. Backed by compelling research and rich with human stories, this book delivers a verdict that should rewrite every assumption we hold about aging: the women who bloom most brilliantly are often the ones the world had the audacity to call old. Essential reading for anyone who believes — as I do — that the most extraordinary chapter is always the one we haven’t written yet.”
     ~ Daniel Truran – Director General, EBBF- Ethical Business Building the Future

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“I’m 78, and this is my advice about growing older: don’t. No good will come of it. But if you must grow older, read Dorothy Marcic’s wise, humane, and insightful book.”
     ~ Randy Cohen – original writer of The Ethicist for the New York Times and currently the host of Person Place Thing, a public radio program.

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“Blooming really hit home for me. At the age of 51 life has hit a little differently like so many of the women in this book. I’ve found confidence in myself due to life changes, separation, children not needing me like they use to, finding what makes me happy and most of all doing what I need to do for me. This book helped me recognize I am not alone.”
     ~ Debbie Tuttle – WW Coach & Behavioral TA

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“This clarion call to women of a certain age explores ways we can tap into our wisdom, boldness and joy.”
     ~ Laurie Loewenstein – Death of a Rainmaker

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