African Queen

In Mozambique, where oldies are revered, Lisa St Aubin de Terán can do whatever she wants

I used to have a problem with age. It started in my teens and dogged me until I hit mid-century. No matter what I wore or who I was with, I looked and sounded like a very tall and very pretentious 12-year-old. On the phone, on hearing my squeaky voice, people asking for me insisted I 'go and call Mummy.' I was refused entry to bars and clubs long after I passed 40. Age was something that happened to others. When I was a granny at 36, I still looked like a kid. With my baby face, I thought getting old was something that only happened to other people. Then so much happened to me that the next time I really looked hard in a mirror, I found to my…

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The Oldie (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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