Review Team

Star Reviewer: 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. She served on the SCN board for 10 years and became the first president after our mentor Susan Wittig Albert stepped down from her presidency. She leads two SCN writing groups and writes book reviews for Story Circle's website. Judith's two children, their spouses and grandchildren live near-by. She has been called the "weird" grandmother and is flattered. She and her husband travel often and are under the domination of three cats. Judith Helburn specializes in reviewing books about Elders. Albert, Susan Wittig. Bleeding Hearts Albert, Susan Wittig. The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood Albert, Susan Wittig. A Dilly of a Death Albert, Susan Wittig. Spanish Dagger Albert, Susan Wittig. The Tale of Holly How Albert, Susan Wittig, Susan Hanson, Jan Epton Seale, Paula Stallings Yost, editors. What Wildness is This: Women Write About the Southwest Alexander, Alma. Secrets of Jin-shei Allende, Isabel. Portrait in Sepia Allende, Isabel. Zorro Berg, Elizabeth. Open House Bloom, Amy. Away Cambor, Kathleen. In Sunlight in a Beautiful Garden Cameron, Julia. Floor Sample Crough, Sandra. Memoirs of a Brown-Skin Gyal Crum, Laura. Chasing Cans Dean, Debra. The Madonnas of Leningrad Edgar, Robin. In My Mother's Kitchen Edwards, Kim. The Memory Keeper's Daughter Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On [Not] Getting By in America Ellis, Neenah. If I Live to be 100: Lessons from the Centenarians Eve, Nomi. The Family Orchard Flathouse, Pat, with Catherine Cogburn and Susan Wittig Albert. Your Life, Your Story: A Book to Help You Capture Your Memories Freed, Rachael. Women's Lives, Women's Legacies: Passing Your Beliefs and Blessings to Future Generations Garrison, Gene. Widowhood Happens Gerber, Merrill Joan. The Victory Gardens of Brooklyn: A Novel Gilbert, Elizabeth. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Goldberg, Natalie. Thunder and Lightning: Cracking Open the Writer's Craft Goldman, Connie. Late Life Love Goldman, Connie. The Gifts of Caregiving Graham, Katherine. Personal History Graves, Ashna. Death Pans Out Hoffman, Alice. Skylight Confessions Holstein, Dr. Barbara Becker. The Truth: My Secret Diary. I'm 10. I'm smart. And I know everything! Horn, Dara. In the Image Howell, Georgina. Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations Jaeschke, S. Jazz. Significance: Life Drawn From a Naturalized Poet Johnston, Linda O. Double Dog Dare Kai, Irene. Golden Mountain Kelby, N.M. In the Company of Angels Kidd, Sue Monk. The Secret Life of Bees Krauss, Nicole. The History of Love Kingsolver, Barbara. Small Wonder Kreinin, Tamara & Barbara Camens. Girls' Night Out: Celebrating Women's Groups Across America Larsen, Deborah. The White Lessing, Doris. The Cleft Mann, Reva. The Rabbi's Daughter Mayes, Frances. A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller McCauley,Lucy, Amy G. Carlson & Jennifer Leo, editors. A Woman's Path Morgan, Deborah. Writing Out Loud Mountain Dreamer, Oriah. What We Ache For: Creativity and the Unfolding of Your Soul Murdock, Maureen. Fathers' Daughters: Breaking the Ties That Bind Myers, Tamar. As the World Churns Namu, Yang Erche & Christine Mathieu. Leaving Mother Lake: a Girlhood at the Edge of the World Norton, Lisa Dale. Hawk Flies Above: Journey to the Heart of the Sandhills Oliver, Mary. Long Life: Essays and Other Writings Packer, Ann. The Dive from Clausen's Pier Packer, ZZ. Drinking Coffee Elsewhere Phifer, Nan. Memoirs of the Soul Prince-Hughes, Dawn. Songs of the Gorilla Nation Proulx, Annie. That Old Ace in the Hole Provoost, Anne. In the Shadow of the Ark Quindlen, Anne. Blessings Remen, Rachel Naomi, M.D. My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging Rubin, Lillian. 60 On Up: The Truth About Aging in America Santiago, Esmeralda. When I was Puerto Rican and Almost a Woman Shapiro, Rochelle Jewel. Miriam the Medium Vreeland, Susan. Girl in Hyacinth Blue Vreeland, Susan. The Passion of Artemisia Wildwind, Sharon. First Murder in Advent Wildwind, Sharon. Soldier on the Porch