"The grief of menopause affects every woman consciously or otherwise. The feeling that one's day has passed its noon and the shadows are lengthening, that summer is long gone and the days are growing shorter and bleaker, is a just one and should be respected. At the turning point the descent into night is felt as rapid; only when the stress of climacteric is over can the ageing woman realise that autumn can be long, golden, milder and warmer than summer, and is the most productive season of the year."
The Change, Germaine Greer
