A Woman's Book of Life :A Woman's Book of Life :
The Biology, Psychology, and Spirituality of the Feminine
Life Cycle
by Joan Borysenko
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published by Putnam Pub Group
Publication date: January 1, 1997
ISBN: 1573220434
Synopsis:
The bestselling author of "Minding the Body, Mending the Mind"
reveals the interconnected loop of the mind, body, and spirit in a pioneering
book that will teach women how to maximize their health and well-being as
well as discover the extraordinary power that comes with each stage of the
feminine life cycle. Rather than dreading the effects of the drastic hormonal,
emotional, and spiritual changes which happen in their lives, Borysenko
shows women how to align themselves with these changes and achieve the greatest
benefits of health and well-being.
Reviews:
A Reader from Santa Fe, NM
, 02/18/98, Nobody's life that I recognize ...
I found this book rather disappointing. Borysenko is at her strongest when
she discusses the body-mind connection and the changes a woman goes through
in the course of the life cycle; these parts of the book contain useful,
up-to-date information for women of any age, and I wouldn't hesitate to
recommend them to readers. On the other hand, the "typical woman"
whose story she chooses to present throughout the book is a white, upper-middle-class,
well-educated woman who takes an exotic job, marries a professional man,
and has perfect children ... sorry, but this doesn't sound like most women
I know. Her heroine's big teenage crisis is whether or not to diet; her
major marital upheaval turns out to be a misunderstanding; and when her
husband dies she immediately finds another boyfriend. Where's the child
who cuts school or gets involved in drugs; the husband who ditches her to
marry a younger woman, leaving her to support herself and the kids on a
secretary's salary; the chronic illness that blights her old age? Or do
only women who lead relatively sheltered lives have the time and leisure
to consider the meaning of the cycles in their lives? Unfortunately, that's
the impression the book left me with. Borysenko is apparently a kind, compassionate
person who wants to help people make sense of their lives, but the range
of readers addressed by this book is awfully narrow.
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