Every day of Ann Cunningham Bow's life in her cozy apartment in Boulder, Colorado, with her cat is a "moving" day, full of her observations of the wonders and changes around her. Writer, civic volunteer, mother, widow, and friend to a spectrum of individuals whom she regularly corresponds with, Ann infuses her world with spirituality, common sense, and humor. Pressured by family to move into an assisted care community, as most of her good friends have already done, this active lady holds her own and draws the reader into a world of music, reflection, and good causes. Join her and her neighbor for tea as they watch snow fall on the Rockies. Join her in a winter season of letters, and come away with a new appreciation for the poignant, moving, everyday moments of a modern older woman's life.
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"...a charming and funny portrait of a feisty lady who turns her old age into a creative challenge." -- Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, Author of A Woman of Independent Means
"I do marvel at Ibby Greer's understanding of senior world. I see so much of solo living here...this novel captures it well." -- Margot McKay, retiree from Chicago, now living in Arizona
"This is a heartwarming story of a widow living alone...she delights in family, friends, poetry, and the glories of God's world." -- Jane Stuart Smith, Author of The Gift of Music and Great Woman Authors
"I do marvel at Ibby Greer's understanding of senior world. I see so much of solo living here...this novel captures it well." -- Margot McKay, retiree from Chicago, now living in Arizona
"This is a heartwarming story of a widow living alone...she delights in family, friends, poetry, and the glories of God's world." -- Jane Stuart Smith, Author of The Gift of Music and Great Woman Authors
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Elizabeth (Ibby) Taylor Greer is a native of Springfield, Illinois. Educated at Blessed Sacrament School in Springfield, Florida's Gulfstream School and Palm Beach Day School, she is a graduate of The Westover School in Middlebury, Connecticut, holds a B.A. with Honors and Phi Beta Kappa from Hollins College in Virginia, an M.A. in Comparative Literature (18th Century French, German, and English novel) from the University of Colorado, and studied German at the University of Vienna in 1976. Living near the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia in an ante-bellum home and married to retired lawyer T. Keister Greer, she divides her time between being a mom to a college son, writing, serving on civic boards, and oil painting in her studio. She is at work on a collection of "babyboom" poems, a second novel, and a one-woman show of her art.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Sensitive Portrayal of a Vibrant "Elderly" Woman,
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This review is from: Moving Day: A Season of Letters : A Novel (Hardcover)
I bought this for myself and my 88 year old mother! This perceptive account of an educated woman's intention to age with independence and dignity are provokingly expressed through her letters. The art of letter writing, once so prominent in our history, rises again in this age of the email and internet. Mrs.(Taylor)Greer has expressed how intimate yet universal lifes' passages are and how important it is that we communicate our feelings. Sharing the trials, traumas and daily challenges of the aging process provides healing for us all.
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A moving book, indeed!,
By Marion Higgins (Rocky Mount, Virginia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moving Day: A Season of Letters : A Novel (Hardcover)
I was truly unable to put 'Moving Day' down until I finished reading it. Fortunately, it was a gray, rainy day, so I could snuggle down & enjoy every word. Inspirational certainly fits ... anyone facing the uncertainty of advancing age and the possibility of spending those years alone will delight in Greer's account of Ann Cunningham Bow's joy and enthusiasm as she fashions a life full of music and candles, good food, friends and family, and faith. I have already sent notes to friends recommending they read this book!
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A thought provoking commentary on aging gracefully,
By Irena Alexander (Roanoke, Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moving Day: A Season of Letters : A Novel (Hardcover)
My husband and I both thoroughly enjoyed this book! Not only was it entertaining, it was inpiring as well. Although I have always been afraid of growing old, this book gave me the courage to face my fears. It was a thoroughly enjoyable book and I would highly recommend it to anyone, regardless of age.
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"Dear Elise, There is a lot happening here, and you're the one I like to tell first: holiday preparations, the first big snow (but I'm not housebound), Lilla's newfound bitchiness, Ian's condo at Vail." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ramsey View, Common Prayer, Dover Terrace, Colorado Springs, Pathway House, San Francisco, Ann Cunningham Bow, Elise Parker, Ian Torrence, Kansas City, Maryanne Street, Moving Day, Canyon Creamery, Christmas Eve, Holiday Letter, Knox College, Valentine Mini-Festival, Ann Bow, Château du Ciel, Edward Steichen, Katya Gillespie, Monte Vista, Professor Jenkins, Valentine's Day, Art Society New!
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"Dear Elise, There is a lot happening here, and you're the one I like to tell first: holiday preparations, the first big snow (but I'm not housebound), Lilla's newfound bitchiness, Ian's condo at Vail." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ramsey View, Common Prayer, Dover Terrace, Colorado Springs, Pathway House, San Francisco, Ann Cunningham Bow, Elise Parker, Ian Torrence, Kansas City, Maryanne Street, Moving Day, Canyon Creamery, Christmas Eve, Holiday Letter, Knox College, Valentine Mini-Festival, Ann Bow, Château du Ciel, Edward Steichen, Katya Gillespie, Monte Vista, Professor Jenkins, Valentine's Day, Art Society New!
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- Moving on by Salesian Family on page 167
- Food for Thought by Phillip Day on page 120
- The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields on page 92
- Affirmative Action (Reference Shelf) by Robert Emmet Long on page 53
- Apache Gold and Yaqui Silver by J. Frank Dobie on page 50
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