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Author Beth Teitell has decided to take on the malady that often afflicts American women: 'Fear of looking our age.' --Time magazine Beth Teitell tells it like it is and how it's going to be for women who are middle-aged and only going to become more so. --New York Daily News Every woman needs to read, or at least know of the existence of, a funny-but-true book about growing old. Laugh as you dab that serum in the tender skin under your eye. --Richmond Style Weekly If you're female, between the ages of 20 and death, and simultaneously disturbed and amused by 21st century beauty culture, this is the book for you. --Body & Soul Laugh-out-loud funny, honest, and ultimately quite uplifting, the book addresses everything from repressed anger at friends' cosmetic procedures to outrageous product claims. --Boston Globe Teitell's sharp wit and reporting chops bring a mix of riotous fun and compelling insight about our obsession with anti-aging. A must-read for anyone packing a cosmetic bag full of paraban-free creams, Drinking Problems comes with one caveat: It will cause laugh lines. --Boston Herald Using her inimitable cocktail of self-deprecating humor and incisive wit, Beth Teitell throws a wake-up drink in the collective faces of a world obsessed by youth. --Laura Zigman, author of Animal Husbandry and Her This is a wonderful book! Just the right blend of both hilarious and brilliant insights into modern women and our day-to-day struggles to keep up. A perfect book to share with your best friend. --Emily Miles Terry, New York Times bestselling author, Nesting: It's A Chick Thing Beth Teitell hilariously debunks every trick, gimmick, and potion promising eternal youth, and offers a low-tech exit strategy from the madness. DRINKING PROBLEMS AT THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH is essential reading. --Anne Kreamer, author of Going Gray: What I Learned about Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity and Everything Else That Really Matters

Author Beth Teitell has decided to take on the malady that often afflicts American women: 'Fear of looking our age.' -- Time magazine

Author Beth Teitell has decided to take on the malady that often afflicts American women: 'Fear of looking our age.' --Time magazine Beth Teitell tells it like it is and how it's going to be for women who are middle-aged and only going to become more so. --New York Daily News Every woman needs to read, or at least know of the existence of, a funny-but-true book about growing old. Laugh as you dab that serum in the tender skin under your eye. --Richmond Style Weekly If you're female, between the ages of 20 and death, and simultaneously disturbed and amused by 21st century beauty culture, this is the book for you. --Body & Soul Teitell's sharp wit and reporting chops bring a mix of riotous fun and compelling insight about our obsession with anti-aging. A must-read for anyone packing a cosmetic bag full of paraban-free creams, Drinking Problems comes with one caveat: It will cause laugh lines. --Boston Herald Laugh-out-loud funny, honest, and ultimately quite uplifting, the book addresses everything from repressed anger at friends' cosmetic procedures to outrageous product claims. --Boston Globe Beth Teitell hilariously debunks every trick, gimmick, and potion promising eternal youth, and offers a low-tech exit strategy from the madness. DRINKING PROBLEMS AT THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH is essential reading. --Anne Kreamer, author of Going Gray: What I Learned about Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity and Everything Else That Really Matters This is a wonderful book! Just the right blend of both hilarious and brilliant insights into modern women and our day-to-day struggles to keep up. A perfect book to share with your best friend. --Emily Miles Terry, New York Times bestselling author, Nesting: It's A Chick Thing Using her inimitable cocktail of self-deprecating humor and incisive wit, Beth Teitell throws a wake-up drink in the collective faces of a world obsessed by youth. --Laura Zigman, author of Animal Husbandry and Her

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Longtime journalist Beth Teitell is a regular contributor to the Boston Globe. Her humorous essays and other articles have appeared on public radio's Marketplace, on Huffington Post and Daily Candy, and in Time, the Washington Post, Shape, and the Boston Herald. She is the author of From Here to Maternity: The Education of a Rookie Mom, and lives in Boston with her husband and two sons.

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