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title: "Stretch Marks: Essays for the Unfinished Woman"
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# Stretch Marks: Essays for the Unfinished Woman

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Stretch Marks: Essays for the Unfinished Woman

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## Customer Reviews

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    From one Unfinished Woman to another...
  

*by P***T on Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2015*

You know the quote: You had me at Hello! ??That's how I feel when I pick up a book by Joan Anderson, and Stretch Marks is just as rewarding and fulfilling.Each essay is a loving letter from an old friend.  Each essay touches a place in this Unfinished Woman's heart and soul and there is an awakening.  Joan shares lessons from her own unfinished life that some how have paralleled to mine. She’s figured it out and put into words what I can only say: Yeah!  Oh Yeah!  WOW!!  You're right!!  We shared experiences right down to the same coffee mug!!She knows where I've been and where I'm going.  She has created a worn path through the dunes that I can choose to follow or deviate from on this unfinished journey of acceptance.Each essay is complete and very easy to read. Stretch Marks is a very easy book to read cover to cover, but I couldn't.  Once again, Joan took me for another walk where she spoke to me; I listened; I thought; I had my OMG moments and cherished each experience... and then continued along my way. Each essay stirred something in me that needed to be digested before continuing on the path.There are so many snippets and quotes, I must go back with a post-it pad to keep the reminders and wisdom of an aging unfinished woman.  Just as Joan Erikson was Joan Anderson's mentor and friend, Joan Anderson is the mentor and friend to me and millions.Do I recommend this book? HELL YEAH! And I recommend once you read it, you should read it again.  And if you haven't already, I recommend you read her other books too.  And soon, I recommend you see the movie, A Year By The Sea.

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    So Real, Brave & Honest
  

*by B***L on Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2015*

I've been a fan of Joan's for many years, having read every one of her books-many of them  having read more than twice. They have inspired me to peel away the layers of what no longer serves me and they bring me home to what my soul is calling me to do."Stretch Marks" being a book of essays I wasn't sure I'd like it, as I enjoy memoirs as they slowly unfold. But oh, how pleasantly surprised I was!Filled with just as much wisdom as her other books, I found myself identifying with many of the stories. Some made me laugh. Many made me feel not alone in the many feelings we go through as women.Joan is a friend to all women through her honesty and encouragement to keep stretching to that place inside us that is yearning to be free.One of the best things I've ever done for myself is discovering the writing of Joan. She has helped me to be brave in letting my inner light shine.Every one of Joan's books sit on a shelf in my writing cottage. And now "Stretch Marks" will be there too like another friend I can turn to when I need someone to assure me that going through all the many phases of womanhood has many gifts to offer.

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    I loved this book!
  

*by G***T on Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2021*

This may be my favorite Joan Anderson book thus far.  It spoke to me where I am today... a newly retired college professor trying to figure out what retirement means in light of being an empty nester and moving to a new location.  I found many of her essays to be thought provoking.  All in all learning to live an "unlived" life is an intriguing concept and one that I hope to master at some level or at least progress.Thanks Joan for helping me gain insight.

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