In this informative, inspiring, and heartwarming book, Levitt explores the dilemmas, dark sides and joys of old age, from the privileged perspective of her 95 years. The book encompasses meanings of existence, of life and death, of mind and body, in her confrontation and acceptance of her own aging. Levitt's curiosity and openness to both classical and new ideas is noteworthy, as is her ability to integrate disparate authors and their thinking into a nourishing brew both for herself and her readers.

Levitt trained as a psychologist in mid-life and became a staff psychologist