Allen & Unwin The Hot Topic book English 304 pages

Drawing on the latest medical and psychological research, The Hot Topic takes the heat out of a much-misunderstood fact of life.

Allegedly, there has never been a better time to be a menopausal woman. We can take hormones; technology is such that 60 really is the new 40 (or maybe even the new 35). And for quite a few women there is liberation and even empowerment in reaching this key milestone of maturity.Except a few nagging questions do remain: what is the point of us now that we are officially biologically irrelevant? Can men still see us (even if we're not wearing purple...)? Will flaxseed help? With her disarmingly intimate and completely accessible voice, Christa D'Souza takes us on a wry and well informed journey through the m*n*p**s* (why is the very word still taboo?). She recounts what happened to her, and what will happen to you - the physical symptoms and the emotional ones too.Drawing on the latest medical and psychological research, The Hot Topic takes the heat out of a much-misunderstood fact of life. It is a treat of a book, courageous, and unexpectedly moving in its truth telling.

Christa D'Souza has written for publications such as the Guardian, Daily Mail, the Times, the Daily Telegraph, Vanity Fair, and the Evening Standard, and is currently contributing editor of British Vogue. In her articles, she often probes body issues such as ageing, weight-control, diet, cosmetic surgery, and her own battle with cancer. She lives in London with her husband and two sons.