The Quiet Center: Women Reflecting on Life's Passages from the Pages of Victoria Magazine
In this collection of highly acclaimed women writers  (includingJane  Smiley,Madeleine  L'Engle,Diane  Ackerman, andCarol Shields), we  find the mystery and meaning in life's most ordinary passages and  rituals, such as allowing the sound of a mother's lullaby to enter  one's DNA, or learning to fall in love, or muddling through the stages  of sisterhood. Although these essays originally appeared in Victoria  magazine, they are untainted by schmaltz or flowery notions. Each  piece speaks from precious years of spiritual reflection and carries  the weight of world-class writers.--Gail Hudson