In bookstores now

Inspiring stories of individuals—aged forty-three to ninety-seven— who  experienced a resurgence of passion in their lives when they least expected it.

F. Scott Fitzgerald said there were no second acts in American life, yet at least as far as love is concerned, the statistics indicate otherwise. These days, more and more people are falling in love and embarking on deep and fulfilling romantic relationships in the later part of their lives.  At a time when the prospect of spending one's final years alone can seem only slightly less intimidating  than internet dating, the subjects profiled in this book tossed their hearts up in the air with the hope that love might spring eternal.				LIZ SMITH - New York Post   "In ALISON LESLIE GOLD'S new book, Love in the Second Act, hitting the bookstores Thursday, the writer actor Andre Gregory explains: 'Act Two is supposed to be the trouble act! Act Three is where it all gets resolved!' Gold has interviewed Gregory and 25 others who found love is lovelier the second time around. The author is known mainly for her writing about Holocaust subjects, such as "Anne Frank Remembered." (That book, written with Miep Gies, was translated into 19 languages.) In 'Second Act,' Gold has talked with icons such as Marianne Ihlen, the muse who inspired Leonard Cohen to write "Bird on a Wire," and she also spoke to Patricia Neal, who told her that in spite of marriage to writer Roald Dahl, she always loved Gary Cooper best."