{"id":1789,"date":"2026-08-07T02:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/827928\/?page_id=1789"},"modified":"2026-08-07T02:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:01:25","slug":"about-the-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/827928\/about-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/827928\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3d-book.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/827928\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3d-book.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3064\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.916768394413035;width:424px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Growing older isn&#8217;t about having all the answers\u2014it&#8217;s about asking better questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong><em>Aging Gratefully: Despite Myself<\/em><\/strong>, Martha Eistrup Edgar shares a deeply personal memoir of love, loss, loneliness, family, and self-discovery. 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