Four Ordinary Women: A Meeting at the Cedar Roe Library

by Pat Antonopoulos, Patti Dickinson, Shawna Samuel

In another, simpler time, women developed friendshipsover the back fence while their children played. The deepening isolation of modern society has diminished the opportunities for them to share their lives with their contemporaries. In 2001, two friends from Kansas, sent a letter inviting a group of women to the Cedar Roe Library Meeting Room in Roeland Park, KS to explore the definition of friendship, and to share their stories of relationships, families, happiness and struggles. This is the story of four women leading ordinary lives. Their goal was to offer comfort and strength to each other. They hope that their stories would encourage women everywhere to reach out, to share their lives and build lasting and empowering friendships

236 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2009

Reviews

[Zoann · Rating 2 out of 5]

I chose this book because it is set in one of the libraries I worked in--Cedar Roe. A slight (in size and ideas) book but I finished because of the local references. One quote I liked: "There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall." Colette, Earthly Paradise

The unique thing about this book is that it is the last unread library book in my house. I can't remember a time when I didn't have stacks of library books to read next. So I am starting on a project I identified eight years ago--emptying my "to-be-read" bookcase. I hope by the time the libraries re-open, I will have read every book in the bookcase--or decided I don't ever want to read it and put it on the "sell-back" pile.

I tried reading digitally a few years ago and didn't like it, but that is plan C. Because one can never go without reading!

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book - four women write about their feelings/opinions on a range of topics - family, faith, mentors, marriage, and many more. The writers are different ages and in different life stages, so I think anyone that reads this book will find someone to relate to. I was able to hear two of the authors talk about the book which made me an even bigger fan.