6 records matched your query       

Author:

Anderson, Joan, 1943-

Title:

A year by the sea : thoughts of an unfinished woman / Joan Anderson.

Edition:

1st Broadway books trade pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Broadway Books,

Copyright Date:

2000

Description:

190 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Anderson, Joan,--1943-
Cape Cod (Mass.)--Biography.
Women--Cape Cod--Cape Cod--Biography.
Cape Cod (Mass.)--Description and travel.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 1999.

Summary:

Her sons grown and her husband off to a job assignment out of state, Anderson retreated to a cottage on Cape Cod for a year to nurture herself and fulfill some of her goals. Through this inspirational memoir of that year, the author seeks to inspire other women to take a journey of self-discovery. Now available in paperback, the entrancing story of how one woman's journey of self-discovery gave her the courage to persevere in re-creating her life. Life is a work in progress, as ever-changing as a sandy shoreline along the beach. During the years Joan Anderson was a loving wife and supportive mother, she had slowly and unconsciously replaced her own dreams with the needs of her family. With her sons grown, however, she realized that the family no longer centered on the home she provided, and her relationship with her husband had become stagnant. Like many women in her situation, Joan realized that she had neglected to nurture herself and, worse, to envision fulfilling goals for her future. As her husband received a wonderful job opportunity out-of-state, it seemed that the best part of her own life was finished. Shocking both of them, she refused to follow him to his new job and decided to retreat to a family cottage on Cape Cod. At first casting about for direction, Joan soon began to take plea-sure in her surroundings and call on resources she didn't realize she had. Over the course of a year, she gradually discovered that her life as an "unfinished woman" was full of possibilities. Out of that magical, difficult, transformative year came A Year by the Sea, a record of her experiences and a treasury of wisdom for readers. This year of self-discovery brought about extraordinary changes in the author's life. The steps that Joan took to revitalize herself and rediscover her potential have helped thousands of woman reveal and release untapped resources within themselves.

ISBN:

9780767905930 (pbk.)
0767905938 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)45162780

Locations:

T2PB062 -- Atkins Public Library (Atkins) — t2pb062

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

NHPD993 -- Belmond Public Library (Belmond)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SWPB124 -- Dumont Community Library (Dumont)

FUPB284 -- Ruth Suckow Memorial Library (Earlville) — B

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

DTPD413 -- Garner Public Library (Garner)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

CPPC926 -- Kalona Public Library (Kalona)

RSPC135 -- Lake City Public Library (Lake City)

MAPA553 -- Ledyard Public Library (Ledyard) — B And PB

FWPE284 -- Manchester Public Library (Manchester)

FFPC194 -- Nashua Public Library (Nashua)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

NUPD663 -- Osage Public Library (Osage)

BGPE251 -- Perry Public Library (Perry)

WNPA185 -- Quimby Public Library (Quimby)

DKPC353 -- Sheffield Public Library (Sheffield)

FBPC124 -- Benny Gambaiani Public Library (Shell Rock)

YIPB062 -- Shellsburg Public Library (Shellsburg)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

XGPC697 -- Villisca Public Library (Villisca)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)