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The Quiet Center: Women Reflecting on Life's Passages
An insightful collection of memoirs, culled from the pages of Victoria magazine, by some of the best women writers around: Diane Ackerman, Jane Howard, Peri Klass, Madeleine L'Engle, Susan Minot, Francine Prose, Carol Shields, Jane Smiley, and others. Their 69 essays reflect matters of the utmost emotional and spiritual importance, including childhood, motherhood, solitude...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
December 31st 2001
by Hearst
(first published May 1997)
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I really love this book, but I'm taking it off my "currently reading" list because the truth is - it's been on my nightstand by the bed for 10 years now and I just keep reading it and rereading it whenever I'm in the mood for a dose of it. A collection of writings from women, ABOUT women and their various chapters of life. It is much like my Bible in that it is just a permanent fixture that I refer to again and again.
A surprise gift from Ron in the earlier days of our marriage which I still have on my bookshelf and occas. read.
Impressive collection of essays on broad subjects such as childhood, rituals, writing and writers, and grandmothers. The essays are 3-5 pages long, the perfect length for a gentle easing into sleep just before bedtime. Contributors include Jane Smiley, Francine Prose, Susan Minot and Carol Shields.
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