Friday, April 27, 2018

The Wonder Years edited by Leslie Leyland Fields (Book Review!)

The Wonder Years: 40 Women Over 40 on Aging, Faith, Beauty, and Strength

edited Leslie Leyland Fields

(received in exchange for an honest review)

The-Wonder-Years

Genre- Religion / Christian Life / Inspirational

Published by- Kregel Publications

Copyrighted- 2018

Number of pages- 232

Age Group- Adult (Women)

Description of book- paperback, listed price- $15.99, ISBN 978-0-8254-4522-4

Are you nearing 40 or are you past that and are dreading each birthday?  This book is filled with personal stories from 40 different women from the ages of 40-85.  These women have written from a Godly perspective for showing what life can be like after the age of 40.

About the Editor-

Leslie Leyland Fields currently lives in Alaska.  She is a speaker, author, and editor.  She is the founder of Harvest Island Wilderness Workshop.

My thoughts-

I’m over the age of 40, so the title of this book captured my attention.  I liked how it included the stories of 40 women between the ages of 40 and 85.  It shows what can be done for all the age groups.  There were stories from women I’d never hear of like:

  • Jen Pollock Michel
  • Win Couchman
  • Jean Murray Walker

There were also stories from women who I had heard of like:

  • Ann Voskamp
  • Joni Eareckson Tada
  • Madeline L’Engle

I like how the book was divided into three different sections about first, lasts, and always.  The way that the sections were divided showed me areas of my life that will soon be firsts and those that will be last.  It helped give me confidence that I will be able to manage them.  It is always better to have first-hand experience to read and learn from, and I appreciate this book for that.

I know that many women will find comfort with these stories on how to approach these coming years with dignity, so I recommend this book.

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received The Wonder Years, edited by Leslie Leyland Fields, for free from Kregel Publications’ Blog Tour.  All links were current when posted.  I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.


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