The Third Age Cometh $10.95 Shipping ISBN: 1-59453-906-5 Book Size: 5 x 8 Num. Pages: 144

The Third Age Cometh is a gorgeously written and highly insightful view of life and the challenges that we may face as we grow older. Dorothea Smith has provided readers with a compilation of stories based on true life experiences and the knowledge gained from them.

Smith recognizes and brings to light the stumbling blocks that we may encounter throughout our lives. She reminds us that these stumbling blocks are a part of our lives that is meant to strengthen our living experience. The Third Age Cometh was written in hopes that people will read it and derive inspiration to incorporate into their own lives.

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Among the stories included is Troop Train, which is the story of a soldier fighting in WW II who finds the love that he so crucially needed. From this love he gains the courage to live and win.

The Third Age Cometh deals with a subject that everyone must face: old age. Smith places the “Third Age” people in their respective places and proper rank—wise and courageous.

Each story leaves readers feeling a self-worth that may have been absent before. Dorothea Smith conveys the importance of every occurrence in life and explains that we should learn and grow from each of these experiences.

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THE THIRD AGE COMETH is a collection of six short stories and an appendix containing information about publications and organizations potentially helpful to older citizens.
Rebecca’s Corner relates what happens when an elderly couple talk frankly one bleak afternoon about events in their long marriage. Rebecca steps out of her corner, speaking her mind and getting surprising answers to questions she could not ask before. The power of patience reigns with a new perspective and a different direction for an old marriage.
The Recipe brings to light the essential cooking element for a group of older women in a community where a get-together is always an eat-together. A neighbor of Caroline’s dies suddenly without passing on a recipe which Caroline must have. Obsession to retrieve this recipe leads to questioning of genuine friendship and a serious change in the ways the women share.
A New Vow is made between two sisters who were, in their youth, both in love with the only available man in the small town where they lived. World War II and the years after were unkind foes separating the sisters. When one, trapped in a medical need which only the other can fulfill, is visited and strengthened by her sister, all they have to do is start anew.
Troop Train takes place during the Second World War as well, but involves a young girl’s infatuation with a soldier. Evie grows up overnight and feels the awesome task of living through a war-time ordeal that affects her life equally with the lives of so many others.
The Last Days are spent  in blissful peace by an elderly couple who make a final tribute to their adored grandson who has worked hard to become a doctor but lost his battle with AIDS.
Guilt and a Dog Named Duke illustrates well how simple solutions come in multiple forms that see you through the toughest emotional conflicts. It takes a lifetime for Marie to forgive herself for breaking the heart of an old beau. To find out her guilt was unfounded, with the aid of Duke, brings back feelings of unworthiness as she seeks a plan and purpose to fulfill her remaining years.

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Writing short stories about contemporary life has been Dorothea Fuller Smith’s favorite literary form. Retired from teaching, she has become an advocate for abused and neglected people..
She wrote an acclaimed book, TWO CODES FOR MURDER, about an attempted murder, the victim of which was her own abused daughter.
This impacted the national and individual struggle for justice against domestic violence.
She plans to continue her world travels from St. Louis with her husband of 53 years.

People d’un certain ậge are leaving fascinating “footprints on the sands of time” and are a valuable  resource for society. Dorothea’s praise represents support for them and her counsel guides them.
She informs and encourages her readers to seek and reach new goals.