Women Aging with Wisdom and Grace Salon/Discussion Group

Ever wonder what our succeeding years will bring? Come join us for a welcoming conversation on women and aging. We will explore what it means to age in our youth-driven society and how each of us faces the challenges and rewards of getting older. Women Aging with Wisdom & Grace is an open and supportive environment where women can safely discuss aging, in all its wonders and challenges. All books are suggested readings, not required, which makes it different from a conventional book group. All meetings also include an optional potluck, so bring a dish to share if you'd like to.

This group meets about every six weeks, on Sundays from 10 a.m. to Noon. 

Facilitators: Connie Kiosse (c.kiosse@gmail.com) & 
Lynn Money (lynn@womenandchildrenfirst.com) 

Olive Kitteridge: Fiction Cover Image

Olive Kitteridge: Fiction (Paperback)

By Elizabeth Strout
$17.00
ISBN: 9780812971835
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - September 30th, 2008

Upcoming meeting: Sunday, July 12, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom (Please note different start time)

Fifty Days of Solitude Cover Image

Fifty Days of Solitude (Paperback)

By Doris Grumbach
$17.00
ISBN: 9780807070611
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Beacon Press - November 30th, 1995
The Female Persuasion: A Novel Cover Image

The Female Persuasion: A Novel (Paperback)

By Meg Wolitzer
$17.00
ISBN: 9780399573231
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - May 21st, 2019
A House of My Own: Stories from My Life Cover Image

A House of My Own: Stories from My Life (Paperback)

By Sandra Cisneros
$15.00
ISBN: 9780345807175
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage - September 6th, 2016
On Beauty: A Novel Cover Image

On Beauty: A Novel (Paperback)

By Zadie Smith
$18.00
ISBN: 9780143037743
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Books - August 29th, 2006
Journal of a Solitude Cover Image

Journal of a Solitude (Paperback)

By May Sarton
$15.95
ISBN: 9780393309287
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - October 17th, 1992
The Dutch House: A Novel Cover Image

The Dutch House: A Novel (Paperback)

By Ann Patchett
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062963680
Availability: Not Yet Published
Published: Harper Perennial - January 5th, 2021
In Our Prime: How Older Women Are Reinventing the Road Ahead Cover Image

In Our Prime: How Older Women Are Reinventing the Road Ahead (Paperback)

By Susan J. Douglas
$16.95
ISBN: 9780393541359
Availability: Not Yet Published
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - March 2nd, 2021
Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age Cover Image

Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age (Paperback)

By Mary Pipher
$17.00
ISBN: 9781632869616
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - March 3rd, 2020

***PREVIOUS SELECTION***  Sunday, May 31, 2020 via Zoom

Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, 10th Anniversary Edition Cover Image

Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal, 10th Anniversary Edition (Paperback)

By Rachel Naomi Remen
$17.00
ISBN: 9781594482090
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - August 1st, 2006

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** Sunday, April 19, 2020 Via Zoom

Somewhere Towards the End: A Memoir Cover Image

Somewhere Towards the End: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Diana Athill
$14.95
ISBN: 9780393338003
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - December 7th, 2009

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** Sunday, March 1, 2020 

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey Cover Image

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey (Paperback)

By Jill Bolte Taylor
$17.00
ISBN: 9780452295544
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Books - May 26th, 2009

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** Sunday, January 26, 2020 

What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self Cover Image

What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self (Paperback)

By Ellyn Spragins
Email or call for price.
ISBN: 9780767917902
Availability: Backordered
Published: Harmony - April 1st, 2008

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** Sunday, December 8, 2019 

Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over Cover Image

Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over (Paperback)

By Nell Painter
$17.95
ISBN: 9781640092006
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Counterpoint LLC - August 27th, 2019

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** Sunday, November 10, 2019

Before I Leave: Wisdom from the Stories of Six Women Over Eighty Cover Image

Before I Leave: Wisdom from the Stories of Six Women Over Eighty (Paperback)

By Jenney Egertson
$17.99
ISBN: 9781634891677
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Wise Ink - February 8th, 2019

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** Sunday, September 29, 2019 

The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser, and (Getting) Happier Cover Image

The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser, and (Getting) Happier (Paperback)

By Cathi Hanauer
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062389527
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - September 12th, 2017

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** Sunday, August 18, 2019 

Somewhere Towards the End: A Memoir Cover Image

Somewhere Towards the End: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Diana Athill
$14.95
ISBN: 9780393338003
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - December 7th, 2009

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** Sunday, March 1, 2020 

On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old Cover Image

On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old (Hardcover)

By Parker J. Palmer
$19.95
ISBN: 9781523095438
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Berrett-Koehler Publishers - June 26th, 2018

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** Sunday, July 7, 2019

No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters Cover Image

No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters (Paperback)

By Ursula K. Le Guin, Karen Joy Fowler (Introduction by)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781328507976
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Mariner Books - January 15th, 2019

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** Sunday, May 26, 2019

This Is the Place: Women Writing About Home Cover Image

This Is the Place: Women Writing About Home (Paperback)

By Margot Kahn (Editor), Kelly McMasters (Editor)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781580056687
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Seal Press - November 14th, 2017

***PREVIOUS SELCTION*** March and April 2019

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk: A Novel Cover Image

Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk: A Novel (Paperback)

By Kathleen Rooney
$17.00
ISBN: 9781250151162
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Picador - April 3rd, 2018

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** Sunday, January 27, 2019 

The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfillment in a World Obsessed with Happiness Cover Image

The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfillment in a World Obsessed with Happiness (Paperback)

By Emily Esfahani Smith
$17.00
ISBN: 9780553446562
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Broadway Books - September 5th, 2017

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** December 16, 2018 at 11:30 AM

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years Cover Image

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (Paperback)

By Sarah L. Delany, A. Elizabeth Delany, Amy Hill Hearth
$17.00
ISBN: 9780385312523
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Delta - January 1st, 1997

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** November, 11, 2018 at 11:30 AM

Clock Dance: A novel Cover Image

Clock Dance: A novel (Hardcover)

By Anne Tyler
Email or call for price.
ISBN: 9780525521228
Availability: Hard to Find
Published: Knopf - July 10th, 2018

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** October 7, 2018 at 11:30 AM

My Life on the Road Cover Image

My Life on the Road (Paperback)

By Gloria Steinem
$18.00
ISBN: 9780345408167
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - August 23rd, 2016

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** August 19, 2018 at 11:30 AM

They May Not Mean To, But They Do: A Novel Cover Image

They May Not Mean To, But They Do: A Novel (Paperback)

By Cathleen Schine
$16.00
ISBN: 9781250132123
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Picador - June 6th, 2017

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** July 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM

The Pleasure of Their Company Cover Image

The Pleasure of Their Company (Paperback)

By Doris Grumbach
$12.00
ISBN: 9780807072233
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Beacon Press - May 11th, 2001

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** May 20, 2018 at 11:30 AM

Letter to My Daughter Cover Image

Letter to My Daughter (Paperback)

By Maya Angelou
$17.00
ISBN: 9780812980035
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - October 27th, 2009

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** April 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM

Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife Cover Image

Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife (Paperback)

By Barbara Bradley Hagerty
$16.00
ISBN: 9780399573323
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - March 14th, 2017

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** February 25, 2018 at 11:30 AM

The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt Cover Image

The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt (Paperback)

By Tracy Farr
Email or call for price.
ISBN: 9781910709054
Availability: Special Order
Published: Aardvark Bureau - May 10th, 2016

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** November 26, 2017 at 11:30 AM

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Cover Image

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Paperback)

By Atul Gawande
$17.00
ISBN: 9781250076229
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Picador - September 5th, 2017

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** October 15, 2017 at 11:30 AM

The Summer Book Cover Image

The Summer Book (Paperback)

By Tove Jansson, Kathryn Davis (Introduction by), Thomas Teal (Translated by)
$14.95
ISBN: 9781590172681
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: NYRB Classics - May 20th, 2008

***PREVIOUS SELECTION***  August 27, 2017 at 11 AM 

The Odd Woman and the City: A Memoir Cover Image

The Odd Woman and the City: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Vivian Gornick
$15.00
ISBN: 9780374536152
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - May 17th, 2016

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** July 16, 2017 at 11 AM

Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living Cover Image

Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living (Paperback)

By Krista Tippett
$17.00
ISBN: 9781101980316
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Books - February 28th, 2017

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** June 4, 2017 at 11 AM

Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir Cover Image

Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Roz Chast
$19.00
ISBN: 9781632861016
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Bloomsbury USA - September 13th, 2016

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** March 19, 2017 at 11 AM

The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully Cover Image

The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully (Paperback)

By Joan Chittister
$14.95
ISBN: 9781933346335
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: BlueBridge - September 1st, 2010

***PREVIOUS SELECTION*** January 15, 2017 at 11:30 AM