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Defying Gravity: A Celebration Of Late-blooming Women
Defying Gravity A Celebration Of Lateblooming Women Author:Prill Boyle For some women, marriage and children mean putting their dreams on hold. For others, stifled confidence, lack of opportunity, or simple uncertainty cause them to abandon their life goals. Author Prill Boyle didnt graduate from college until she was 38, and only took up writing full-time at age 47. But after finally finding herself, Prill... more » was intent on finding others who shared her vision; so she went in search of women who made the same brave leap into the future. The result, DEFYING GRAVITY: A Celebration of Late-Blooming Women recounts the stories of 12 inspiring women from all walks of life who changed paths and achieved the kind of career success and personal fulfillment that at a younger age, none of them thought possible. Included alongside these profiles is the journal Prill kept of her own journey and thoughts while writing DEFYING GRAVITY. In these entries, she shares her feelings not only about these amazing kindred spirits she has met, but also her insecurities about writing, her thoughts on aging, the bittersweet ache of watching her children grow and pursue their own lives, and more.« less