OWLS - Older Women and Literature
Books to emotionally and intellectually nourish "older women"
9/25/24
A Little Less Broken, by Marian Schembari
Flatiron Books, 2024. 272 pages.
In her 30’s a woman who seems successful in her career, marriage, and motherhood, learns that she is autistic, and her world finally makes sense.
Please see “Reviews – Non-Fiction”
9/17/24
Death and Other Inconveniences, by Lesley Crewes
What begins as something of a farce becomes a humor-filled and generous story of grown-ups finally growing up. Please see “Reviews-Fiction.”
Songs for the Brokenhearted, by Ayelet Tsabari
Random House, 2024. 352 pages.
This beautifully conceived and crafted novel brings to life a lesser known immigrant experience: that of the Yemeni Jews who arrived in Israel in 1949 and 1950. Their story opens up a world of tragedies and beauties.