Editors' Picks
See the six reviews our editors have chosen this month:
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Still Alice is beautifully crafted, emotionally evocative, thought-provoking, compassionate, and riveting. I rarely read a book straight through these days, but I could not put this one down.
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If you're a grandma or a mom (or even a nature-loving, kid-daffy grandpa or dad), you're going to be delighted by Sharon Lovejoy's latest book, Toad Cottages & Shooting Stars.
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As an adult reader who loves young adult fiction, I was eager to start Carolyn Mackler's newest novel, Tangled. The story explores a short period of time in lives of four very different teens: Jena, Dakota, Skye and Owen.
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I believe writing is a spiritual practice, and so I was drawn to the title of Jill Jepson's book. She approaches writing through four gateways to the sacred: the mystic, the monk, the shaman, and the warrior. It is a book full of writing ideas as well as affirmations for the writing life.
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Selene of Alexandria is pure fiction magic. Loosely basing her book on the life and times of feminist icon and philosopher Hypatia, [Faith L.] Justice has created an enthralling story of a young, upper-class girl who wants nothing more than to become a physician
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Mirriam-Goldberg's memoir is set on the spacious prairie landscapes of Kansas, as indicated by the title, The Sky Begins at Your Feet. At the most productive stage of her life—teaching at Goddard College in Vermont twice a year, parenting three children, involved in the founding and organization of a conservation group, and continuing with her writing career—she is diagnosed as having breast cancer.
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Review of the Month
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Imagine this. A dumpy elderly widow, Mrs. Moskowitz, who has trouble remembering everyday needs heads out of her apartment for a little grocery shopping. A neurotic young woman, Natalie, obsessing with guilt about how she didn't attend to her mother before her mother's death hurries to work. They collide and a fairy tale is born. A happy fairy tale.
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Reviewed by Judith Helburn
Judith Helburn has been involved with Spiritual Eldering and Sage-ing® since 1994. She is currently Mentor/Intern Coordinator and Chair of the Coordinating Circle for the international Sage-ing Guild. Judith works with seniors in several other programs in Austin, Texas, including the Older Women's Legacy (OWL)-Circle memoir program of Story Circle Network.
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