College Life of a Retired Senior: A Memoir of Perseverance, Faith, and Finding the Way
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College Life of a Retired Senior: A Memoir of Perseverance, Faith, and Finding the Way

by Yvonne BlackwoodPublish: Mar 15, 2023Biographies & Memoirs

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Seven years after she retired from a lengthy career in banking, Yvonne Blackwood surprised her friends and family by returning to school at age sixty-four to pursue an English degree. Her purpose was fueled by four powerful reasons—to add texture to her writing; to ward off dementia; to enhance structure in her life; and to in... spire her two young grandsons to continue their education after high school. But as she stepped onto the campus of Canada’s third-largest university, Blackwood had no idea of the hurdles she was about to face.

In a retelling of her journey into a new beginning, Blackwood details how, after enrolling in York University, she struggled to maintain her established lifestyle, attend class with hard-to-connect-with millennials, and face a series of challenges that included two strikes at the university, a campus lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a shocking health diagnosis in her final year of studies. While leaning on the university’s motto—the way must be tried—Blackwood tells an inspiring story of how she persevered and learned to rely on her faith as she bravely conquered her fears and vulnerabilities to eventually achieve her goal.

College Life of a Retired Senior is the true story of a former bank manager’s experiences as she returned to college in the third act of life to earn a degree in English. read more

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BIOGRAPHY
Yvonne Blackwood is the author of five adult books: Into Africa: A Personal Journey, Will That Be Cash or Cuffs? Into Africa: The Return, College Life of a Retired Senior, and The Ambition, her debut novel. She has also published three children’s picture books: Nosey Charlie Comes to Town, Nosey Charlie Goes to Court... , and Nosey Charlie Chokes on a Wiener. She is an award-winning short-story writer and has contributed stories to several anthologies, including Human Kindness, Canadian Voices, and Wordscape. Blackwood has published articles in More of Our Canada, Adelaide, InTouch and Green Prints. She has written columns for Pride Newspaper, the Toronto Star, and The African Connection. read more

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Book Detail
Title College Life of a Retired Senior: A Memoir of Perseverance, Faith, and Finding the Way
Author Yvonne Blackwood
ASIN B0BZ3XR3Z3
Publish Date 15, Mar 2023
Language English
Page Count 222
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