The most accurate preface to this book should be: “Women 40+ are a must read!” The author answers all the questions you want to ask about “elegant” age and (yes!) about aging with captivating sincerity and dignity, tender care and inexhaustible French love of life. The French attitude towards aging is respect and acceptance, and the postulate “food - movement - self-knowledge” will take on living and clear outlines in your life, which will change for the better, even if you just read this book. At least, the author is convinced of this. Mireille Guiliano not only answers the most intimate questions, but also directly asks her own to each of her readers. Having answered them, there is no doubt that it is easy to become a Frenchwoman. And the “elegant” age is the beginning of a new life. Mireille Guiliano, former head of the American branch of Veuve Clicquot (“Veuve Clicquot”), author of best-selling books on a healthy lifestyle. Mireille was born and raised in France, after her marriage she moved to the United States, where the food system and lifestyle are radically different from the French. With true French optimism and humor, she talks about aging “with taste,” shares her experience (and easy recipes for gourmet dishes!) and... does not recommend doing braces. This is exactly what real French women do, says Mireille.