Hello,
I am reading a book called Women Rowing North by Mary Pipher. I
even liked the introduction. I have finished one chapter and am interested in
reading more. Now, if I can just convince someone that old age is a good place
to be it will be well. It says, according to polls, that women between the ages
of 65 and 80 are some of the happiest people in the country. In many ways I do
feel more comfortable with myself than I did in an earlier phase of life. The real
trick is to adapt and adjust to changes that come in life. Apparently we
acquire and retain more skills for the journey as life progresses.
For a book club, I read The Wedding Gift by Marlen Suyapa
Bodden. It is set before the Civil War and involves life among the slaves as
well as the owners of such human property. I do know something about that piece
of history, but this told the story from several female points of view.
I was fine with learning history when
is school, but it is only the last few years that I have been reading much
historical fiction. It seems to be my preferred method of absorbing more than I
did with just the facts. Many of the books involve sights from the woman’s
point of view or are even about real woman in history who got no mention in the
school books. A theme seems to be that life is not so clearly mapped when it
comes to making choices that might change history. Many women have lived perilous
lives, especially if they lived in a manner that is true to their convictions.
As I “travel north” will I live more true to my convictions?
Paula
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