Menopause is something none of us want to talk about, it s a club that no one yearns to belong to. So I am on my knees, weeping with gratitude to Christa D'Souza for writing about menopause in a way that doesn't make me want to run screaming for the hills. Finally, a cool look at hot flushes... Men, if you want anything more than the most shallow relationship with a woman over 40, man up and read this book.
Kate Reardon. Christa D'Souza is warm, witty and wise. No woman - or man, come to that - should be without this book.
Cressida Connolly. At last a no-nonsense, myth debunking and even amusing look at the M word. The final step to equality has to be turning the menopause from its current secret, shameful status into a topic we can happily discuss, learn to best negotiate and celebrate. In these pages Christa D'Souza puts us firmly on that path.
Mariella Frostrup. With this book, Christa has branded the over-40s as the cool kids. Who else could make a book on the menopause a rip-roaring, witty but intelligent read? I laughed and laughed and learnt.
Anya Hindmarch. Been there... survived that... but how I wish I'd had this menopause tour guide to get me through. Brilliant and beautifully written.
Christiane Amanpour, CNN chief international correspondent.