Deceptively simple, these little pieces taken from everyday life touch on all the big subjects. Polly has found the magic formula for drawing the reader into her world – as informally as if we were sharing a cup of tea. Gently and subtly, she leads us to review our own experiences – whether similar to hers or completely different.
The Essence of Less, by Nancy Clark
The Essence of Less invites you, from the time you discover you have too much stuff—or too much media-, information-, social-, work- and device-driven overload – to enter its pages and allow focus to be your guide through Clark’s exploration and celebration of “lessness” — including the times to
“Let it go—bow your head, drop your eyes with a sigh;/ Give the pearl to the sea, the balloon to the sky.”
Letters for my Little Sister, by Cecilia B.W. Gunther
Letters for my Little Sister began as a conversation peppered with questions — between women who found they had little to no idea what to expect from this phase in their lives.
Compiled from letters, essays and poems from almost seventy women around the world, Letters is written for every woman to read, to share — with each other and with the men and women who love them.