Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman

Travel/Memoir

Fascinating memoir of a middle-aged woman who leaves a comfortable suburban married life for one of anthropology study and foreign cultural experiences. Over a fifteen year span, she lives in Mexico, the Galapagos Islands, Bali, New Guinea, Israel, Nicaragua, Thailand, and New Zealand. It's a well-told, enlightening book filled with interesting people.

Submitted by Judith

What We Keep by Elizabeth Berg

Fiction
As the story opens, Ginny is flying to California to visit her sister, who has become seriously ill. She discovers that there is another agenda to her sister's request to visit: her sister wants both of them to see their mother, who neither has spoken with or seen in 35 years. I found this to be an interesting and heartwarming story as Ginny, now an adult and mother herself, attempts to come to terms with her childhood memories and her relationship with her mother.

Submitter by Debbie

In Hovering Flight by Joyce Hinnefeld

Novel

This story explores relationships and life stories of characters inspired by the love of birds. The book richly portrays the mother/daughter dynamic and women's friendships, and it led me to a heightened appreciation and mindfulness of birds and their songs.

Submitted by Mimi