He never managed to do this himself, and no other edition exists which has such a broad range, drawing from first to last of his prize-winning collections. I really loved the audio version – it was read by the most SOOTHING narrator and it was the perfect thing to listen to as I packed late at night before my trip and then as I got ready in a quiet hotel room in New York, but I’ll admit I wished for a paper copy. Perhaps both men and women in America may hunger, in our material, outward, active, masculine culture, for the supposedly feminine qualities of heart, mind and spirit--qualities which are actually neither masculine nor feminine, but simply human qualities that have been neglected. Reeve Lindbergh is the author of many books for both adults and children, including the memoirs Under a Wing and No More Words. Her answer was to concentrate on “the here, the now, the individual,” “the drops that make up the stream,” “not as a retreat from greater responsibility, but as a first real step toward a deeper understanding and solution of them” (pp 127-128).

In Gift from the Sea, she spends a few days away from her family in a beach house near the sea and this book is her musings on the different stages in the lives of women, with really beautiful thoughts about marriage, aging, mothering, solitude and happiness. However, if you are living the hard life right now, this book still might not be worth the read, because if you are truly in a rough spot, battling the demons of life, this may just make you bitter that some lady with a rich social life and ample resources is trying to tell you how to live yours. Lindbergh provides a glimpse of this type of relationship by describing a day she spent by the beach with her sister, where they enjoyed time together and apart and lived by the same subtle rhythm.It's like an amputation, I feel a limb is being torn off, without which I shall be unable to function. Someone I met more recently asked me what me about career /study , to which I replied I am just a mother and a housewife . I had the feeling, when the thoughts first clarified on paper, that my experience was very different from other people’s. Drawing inspiration from the the shells on the shore, Lindbergh’s musings on the shape of a woman’s life will bring new understanding to readers, male and family, at any stage of life.

A series of essays, really about how to be a woman, how to make space for self, for quiet and calm in a busy world. Ein wirksames Mittel gegen den Stress und die Hektik unserer Zeit: Der ursprüngliche Plan war, während einiger Urlaubstage den eigenen Lebensstil, den persönlichen Lebensrhythmus von Arbeit und menschlichen Beziehungen neu zu überdenken.

Sarah Ritchie crafted a unique and exceptional ceremony, eschewing rote procedural tropes for a heartfelt and personalized experience that drew both laughter and tears from our friends and family. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. I particularly liked this about middle age: “For is it not possible that middle age can be looked upon as a period of second flowering, second growth” (p. Graues Leinen mit geprägten Deckelvignetten (3 Muscheln), goldgeprägten Rückentiteln und Kopffarbschnitt.

To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. CONTENTS: I The Beach; II Channelled Whelk; III Moon Shell; IV Double-Sunrise; V Oyster Bed; VI Argonauta; VII A Few Shells; VIII The Beach at My Back. If you reread it, I’ll be interested to know: I’m guessing it will mean more now than it could in your twenties.Green cloth quarter-bound to spine over tan boards illustrated with outline drawings of shells on front and back. The argonauta symbolizes a new type of relationship that is possible after the onset of middle age and the “oyster bed” stage. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Betsy Wall, In gratitude for her care of Books!