Light Summer Reading

FIFTY ACRES AND A POODLE: a Story of Love, Livestock, and Finding Myself on a Farm

Jeanne Marie Laskas

The author, Jeanne Marie Laskas had a dream of fleeing her happy urban life for fresh air and open space. The dream became a reality one summer afternoon when she stumbled on a place she thought existed only in her imagination. It was real and for sale. The chronicles of Sweetwater Farm are shared with wit and wisdom. This is a tender touching and hilarious tale about life, love, and the unexpected complications of having your dream come true.

Bantam
ISBN: 055338015X

TALES OF A FEMALE NOMAD: Living at Large in the World

Rita Golden Gelman

This is the personal story of Rita Golden Gelman, an ordinary woman who lived an ordinary, but elegant life in Los Angeles. At the age of 48, on the verge of a divorce, she sold her possessions and began to pursue her dream of connection with people in cultures all over the world. Join her as she shares her discoveries, fears, delights and personal challenges. This is both an amazing travel journal, but a tale of self discovery richly supported by the many peoples of the world.

Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 0609809547

WHERE RIVER TURNS TO SKY

Gregg Kleiner

When 80 year old George Castor returns from a weekend fishing trip, he discovers that his best friend Ralph had died. George had promised Ralph that he would not let him die alone in the nursing home. Distraught and guilt-stricken, seeking to set things right with Ralph, George buys a run-down mansion in the heart of the town Looking Glass, Oregon. He paints the house bright red with yellow trim, and begins searching for other old folks to share it with him. The antics of George and his colleagues will leave you filled with a reverence for the wisdom of the aged, a joy of living as they can only express. This book deals with issues that many of us would rather not have to deal with – but it does so with warmth, grace, delicate beauty, sprinkled with a hearty dose of laughter.

Perennial
ISBN: 0380805596