Moving Day: A Season of Letters
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (744 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1556181906 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 170 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sensitive Portrayal of a Vibrant "Elderly" Woman I bought this for myself and my 88 year old mother! This perceptive account of an educated woman's intention to age with independence and dignity are provokingly expressed through her letters. The art of letter writing, once so prominent in our history, rises again in this age of the email and internet. Mrs.(Taylor)Greer has expressed how intimate yet universal lifes' passages are and how important it is that we communicate our feelings. Shari. A moving book, indeed! Marion Higgins I was truly unable to put 'Moving Day' down until I finished reading it. Fortunately, it was a gray, rainy day, so I could snuggle down & enjoy every word. Inspirational certainly fits anyone facing the uncertainty of advancing age and the possibility of spending those years alone will delight in Greer's account of Ann Cunningham Bow's joy and enthusiasm as she fashions a life full of music and candles, good food, friends and family, and fait. Irena Alexander said A thought provoking commentary on aging gracefully. My husband and I both thoroughly enjoyed this book! Not only was it entertaining, it was inpiring as well. Although I have always been afraid of growing old, this book gave me the courage to face my fears. It was a thoroughly enjoyable book and I would highly recommend it to anyone, regardless of age.
I see so much of solo living herethis novel captures it well." -- Margot McKay, retiree from Chicago, now living in Arizona"This is a heartwarming story of a widow living aloneshe delights in family, friends, poetry, and the glories of God's world." -- Jane Stuart Smith, Author of The Gift of Music and Great Woman Authors. "a charming and funny portrait of a feisty lady who turns her old age into a creative challenge." -- Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, Author of A Woman of Independent Means"I do marvel at Ibby Greer's understanding of senior world
Pressured by family to move into an assisted care community, as most of her good friends have already done, this active lady holds her own and draws the reader into a world of music, reflection, and good causes. Join her in a winter season of letters, and come away with a new appreciation for the poignant, moving, everyday moments of a modern older woman's life.. Join her and her neighbor for tea as they watch snow fall on the Rockies. Writer, civic volunteer, mother, widow, and friend to a spectrum of individuals whom she regularly correspo
. She is at work on a collection of "babyboom" poems, a second novel, and a one-woman show of her art. Living near the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia in an ante-bellum home and married to retired lawyer T. with Honors and Phi Beta Kappa from Hollins College in Virginia, an M.A. in Comparative Literature (18th Century French, German, and English novel) from the University of Colorado, and studied German at the University of Vienna in 1976. Educated at Blessed Sacrament School in Sprin