The Quiet Center: Women Reflecting on Life's Passages from the Pages of Victoria MagazineKatherine Ball Ross Hearst Books, 1997 - 358 pages In beautifully written memoirs by some of the great women writers of America, The Quiet Center resonates with the wisdom gleaned from everyday life. Originally published in the pages of Victoria magazine in its first decade, the essays in this volume speak to and from a woman's heart. |
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Jane Smiley Horse Love | 3 |
Maxine Clair Listening to My Mothers Song ΙΟ | 17 |
Priscilla Dunhill Learning the Language of Love | 31 |
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