Life's Spices from Seasoned Sistahs: A Collection of Life Stories from Mature Women of Color

As a contributor to this powerfully written anthology about the lessons learned from living by women of color, I was not only honored to be a part of this work, but humbled by the raw honesty of each story. The healing nature of each story, brings with it a balm for the broken-hearted and wounded spirit, while allowing those of us who have triumphed "through it all" to celebrate together! "Life's Spices" gives women the permission to speak, to no longer live in silence and to embrace a circle of women that allows us to stand strong.

Life's Spices From Seasoned Sistahs, is a collection of stories by different women from all walks of life. From African American, to Asian, to Mexican women, all of the sistahs have a story to tell. Each piece is uplifting, wisdom-filled, and presented with just enough seasoning to add to life's gumbo of joys, sorrows, and heartbreaks. I found this book to be an excellent read. Each woman shared experiences that helped to mold them into strong, proud and wise women. In most cases, the stories were no longer than two are three pages, but each was packed with lessons to aid the reader in this journey we call life. If you are into nonfiction and enjoy reading how people triumph over life's snares, you'll love Life's Spices From Seasoned Sistahs. T. RHYTHM KNIGHT APOOO BookClub

This is a really good book. The women's honest, often heart-wrenching stories touch on mothers, children, fathers, absent parents, husbands. The stories are rites of passages that most women go through at one time or another: the death of a beloved parent, the realization of race or class, intense joy, deep grief. I recommend this book for every woman out there. Because the writers are white, black, hispanic, native american, Asian, one really feels one is reading about the universal experiences of women...not just women of a certain class or a certain race or geographic area. A truly multicultural book of female wisdom.

I am one of the authors featured in this book and it was truly a labor of love. The stories told here are awesome and inspiring and women of all colors can relate to them. (not all of the authors are 60 and older! I'm not!)

Life's Spices is simply a wonderful book. I heartily recommend it to all readers who enjoy personal essays and who like to get insight into people. (I know some of the authors represented in the book. One could not ask to meet nicer folks.) The book was the brainchild of editor Vicki Ward, who drew upon contributions by 60 mature women of color (mostly age 60 and up, I believe) for this anthology. Her idea was to bring forth reminiscenses of family and heritage and experience from a wide range of women of color. The result is a fine volume of personal essays and some poetry--honest, unpretentious, and readable. Highly recommended. The focus of the book is mature women of color, but I think it will find a receptive audience among men and women of all backgrounds and ages, as reading it is like having conversations with friends whose experiences are worth telling.