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Dear WNBA members,
Last month my husband and I were cleaning out a closet when I spotted a box full of my old college notebooks. I just missed my twentieth reunion to attend the WNBA annual national meeting back in June, so these are old. I knew I hadn't opened the box (the tape was still unbroken) from when I moved into this condo in 2008. I also know from reading about organizing that you're best off, if a box hasn't been opened in years, to just throw it away without looking inside. My husband, however, had a different idea and insisted we open it (thank goodness, or else we would have lost the ten pristine picture books stacked on top of the old college notebooks, yikes!) In the end, I couldn't resist delving into those old notebooks.
Inside, I found the answer to a question that has been bugging me for years. Why do so many young women today say they are not feminists? And why did I also say that in my early twenties? Granted, I had never really experienced direct sexism until those years, so I wasn't aware of the flaws still in the system. But still, why was I actually opposed to the word itself, describing myself instead as a "humanist?" At that time I did believe in the equality of the sexes; that things were not always fair in regards to women's choices, options, and treatment; and that we should be judged on our merits and our abilities, not on our looks or perceived stereotypes. Today, I would call that feminism.
In reading through my old journal entries from my senior colloquium, I think I've found the answer (at least for me). When studying English Literature, I was assigned to read a fair amount of literary criticism, and some of that criticism was from the radical feminism school of thought. Radical feminist literary theory was a massive turn-off to me. It doesn't posit that women are equal and ought to be treated as such. It places women above men, and often seems to claim that all men (at least in literature) are women-haters. As a twenty-year-old, I thought, "If this is what feminism is, I don't want to have anything to do with it." And as this was my first real exposure to feminism, it unfortunately was influential and stuck with me.
Yikes. Please stop teaching this in schools. At least at the undergraduate level. I know it's a line of criticism that has a long history and that has given us interesting and different interpretations of literature. But while respected, it is still very radical, and it is so extreme and unyielding that it often repels young men and women to the whole concept, even in its milder forms. I was horrified to discover that I avoided feminism for a good decade because of a negative field of literary criticism. I thought only good came from literature classes!
For women to truly start to get a fair shake in this world, we need as many people fighting the good fight as we can get. Before we tar and feather women (and men) who say they are not feminists, perhaps we should look at what lessons we're teaching them about feminism. I want the youth of today to understand that while we've come a long way, baby, sexism is still pervasive and prevalent, and we need to actively push back against it. It might not be as overt, but if you look at facts, such as how many board members and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies are women and what those women are paid, you can see there's still work to be done. Feminism isn't putting women above men. It's saying that women still haven't quite caught up and are still treated differently for reasons unrelated to skills and talents.
I am a feminist and I am proud to say so. I hope all of us are. But if some of you are not, it might be worthwhile to investigate where your anti-feminism beliefs originated. And for those of us who are, keep in mind that radicalism can backfire. "All things in moderation" is my motto.
Cheers,
Carin Siegfried (Charlotte)
WNBA National President
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Sustaining Members 2015/16
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*National Reading Group Month Sponsor
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WNBA's Executive Officers
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President
Carin Siegfried (Charlotte)
VP/President Elect
Jane Kinney-Denning (NYC)
Secretary
Shannon Janeczek (Detroit)
Treasurer
Gloria Toler (Nashville)
Past President
Valerie Tomaselli (NYC)
Complete list available on the WNBA website.
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WNBA's Fourth Annual Writing Contest 
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Includes short fiction, novel excerpts and flash fiction. 2,500-3,000 words maximum.
Nonfiction
Includes memoir, personal essay and commentary.
2,500 words maximum.
Poetry
3-5 pages of poetry. WNBA members: $15 per entry Non-members: $20 per entry Complete guidelines here.
Read 2015's Anthology of winning entries.
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WNBA's Second Century Prize
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When discussions began several years ago as to how best celebrate our Centennial as an organization, the idea of a one-time prize to a national literacy group became part of the 2017 observance in New York. We have now established criteria and a procedure for selecting an organization that actively demonstrates the positive effects and joys of reading. And that's where every WNBA member comes in!
Chapter presidents have received a letter with the criteria for nomination, as well as a form to be submitted by the end of the year (both the criteria and nomination form will also be on the WNBA website). Early in 2016, a five-person committee will review the nominations and make recommendations to the executive board which will select the final winner. The prize will be a monetary one, and fundraising during the year will determine the amount.
This is an exciting way for individual chapter members to participate in the Centennial celebration, and we look forward to receiving many nominations of deserving organizations. The nomination forms can be given to your chapter president or sent directly to marygrey@twc.com or slarson2005@gmail.com.
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Chapter and Member News Special Editions
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We are pleased to announce our plan to publish two special issues of The Bookwoman dedicated to chapter and member news, the first of which will be published in December 2015. These two special editions will take the place of the chapter and member news column in the regular Bookwoman.
Please send your news to your chapter's newsletter editor and she will forward it to us.
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WNBA's New Chapter in Philadelphia!
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| | The founders of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter at their August meeting where their bylaws were adopted at Towne Book Center and Café. (Left to right) Cindy Mannon (newsletter chair), Dee Kindt (treasurer), Elizabeth Mosteller (president), Maria Thomson (events chair/creative director), Shelley Douglas (outreach chair), Angie Venezia (co-secretary), Liz Dowiak (vice president). |
From Elizabeth Mosteller, WNBA-Philly's first president:
"Based on the western side of Philadelphia, we hope to encompass the entire region because it is FULL of eager readers, writers, booksellers, educators, librarians, and publishing professionals!
"This chapter started serendipitously primarily with educators who are passionate about literacy and who felt connected to the WNBA's mission. Just an idea in June, by August we had submitted a Letter of Intent along with our bylaws, and established nonprofit status. By meeting three times over the summer, our chapter founders had procured a host bookstore, an executive board, Facebook and Twitter pages, and we had scheduled three events for the upcoming months! September 14th is our official kickoff: a wine and cheese event at Towne Book Center and Cafe. We are also gearing up for our first NRGM event.
"Sometimes, things just fall together like they were meant to be!"
Elizabeth Mosteller is an educator and avid book lover. She teaches ESL and Gifted Support to elementary students, and undergraduate education classes to college students, all of whom inspire her to challenge herself and learn new things every day. A closet writer, she continues to be a voracious reader who is searching to surround herself with inspiring women and opportunities for service within the literacy community. One evening, she discovered the WNBA online, and within a matter of weeks had a new chapter started despite never having done something like that before! She is already blown away by the amazing women (and men!) she has met since starting this adventure! You may get in touch with her at wnbabooksphilly@gmail.com.
If you or someone you know is interested in forming a new chapter, please contact WNBA's Development Chair, Joan Gelfand at: joan@joangelfand.com.
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Fundraising Chair
Open Position
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We are creating a new position on the National Board of Fundraising Chair! This vital position has been long-needed and we think this is the perfect time to get this off the ground, with the upcoming 100th anniversary. We would like someone to commit to at least a two year term to start. It would be great if this person has had experience on their local or the national board, but not a requirement. The starting job functions are:
- Coordinate annual member ask campaign.
- Manage WNBA store selling branded products with Design Coordinator.
- Brainstorm and execute fundraising ideas.
- Develop a Sustaining Membership solicitation guidelines/manual in conjunction with the Membership Chair.
- Find a sustaining sponsor for the WNBA Award.
- Supervise grant writer.
- Answer questions about WNBA.
- Coordinate on projects in need of funds.
- Get regular updates to track progress with grants.
- Ensure sponsors and supporters are properly acknowledged on the website/newsletter/Facebook
and that they are removed promptly if they do not renew their support. - Attend annual national meeting (flight and two nights' hotel reimbursed) and present report.
- Communicate with national board, especially with Treasurer, regarding fundraising plans, goals, and achievements.
- Create and implement a social media strategy in conjunction with the Communications Chair.
- Confirm with Treasurer that the national organization is registered in states where fundraising will be involved, if required, including states where potential donors are located.
If you are interested in this board position, please contact Carin Siegfried at carinsiegfried@earthlink.net. It is crucial for the WNBA to have a solid funding foundation and this will be an important position. We hope to hear from you!
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Behind the Curtain. . .
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Archivist Tanya Davidson (Detroit)
Tanya Davidson is the awards chair for the Detroit chapter. She is currently finishing her Master's Degree in Library & Information Science (yay for final semesters!). Her degree focus is on Academic Libraries and Archival Administration. She has worked in several archives, including the James T. Callow Folklore Archive housed online at University of Detroit Mercy. Most recently, she was employed in a private, confidential personal archive. She lives in Michigan with her husband and two daughters, aged four years and six months. In her free time, she dabbles in paper crafts as a way to repurpose old books. See her work here.
Everyone thinks I . . .
actually, most people have no clue that archivist is a profession! Once I tell them, they have visions of me surrounded by dusty boxes and old papers--kind of like an organized hoarder sorting through grandma's musty boxes unwilling to throw anything out.
I actually . . .
don't have a typical day because every day is a little different in the world of archiving. Some may be spent processing the collection--going through the records, whether they are paper records, audio files, antiques, photographs, anything you can imagine! Sometimes, I could be doing preservation or scanning items into a digital repository. And other days, I may spend my time inputting data into the software database, tagging items, and cataloguing things in a cohesive manner.
I love . . .
the thrill of never knowing what I am going to uncover. Each trip into a collection is like an archaeological dig. In the folklore collection, I uncovered two folklore stories that had been handed down by people I knew. In the private archive, I was privy to original artwork by my favorite artist, and we once got to process a collection of original vintage Barbie dolls with detailed high-quality handmade clothes, all in pristine condition!
I hate . . .
that many times the standards in a collection can change. Often the items that are already in the database don't get tagged by the new standards, and this can be incredibly frustrating for those of us who like everything to be categorized and cohesive. Records that get pulled up from the past need to be updated with the new standards.
If you want to be an archivist . . .
you must love the process. The field is not one of high income, so the fulfillment needs to come from knowing that you are helping to preserve the past and the present for the future. A good way to figure out if this is the right field for you is to embrace the stereotype! Start by organizing, labeling, and preserving all those papers and photos in grandma's attic! If you love it, look into obtaining your archival administration certificate from an accredited university. And after that, if you *still* love it, you can take the archival certification test offered through the Academy of Certified Archivists. Good Luck!
Behind the Curtain was researched, compiled and edited by assistant editor Nicole Ayers (Charlotte). If you would like your profession highlighted or if you have comments on this column, you may get in touch with her at newsletter@wnba-books.org.
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The Whole Story
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The Book
W e are delighted to feature one of the WNBA's Great Group Reads, Ann Weisgarber's second novel, The Promise, in this issue of The Bookwoman.
Weisgarber's debut novel The Personal History of Rachel Dupree was optioned by JuVee Productions (cofounded by actress Viola Davis); longlisted for the Orange Prize; shortlisted for the Orange Award for New Writers; winner of the Langum Prize in American Historical Fiction; and winner of the Stephen Turner Prize for Best First Work of Fiction.
Set in Galveston, Texas, at the very beginning of the twentieth century, The Promise delivers on its promise to make you care about its complex characters. Catherine Wainright's reputation is marred by an adulterous scandal in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio; but an offer of marriage from an old flame, who now lives on a small island in the Gulf of Mexico, gives Catherine the escape she's looking for--a place she can run to and never look back.
The Promise was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, voted the 2014 Bonus Book of the Year by the Pulpwood Queen's Book Club, was a finalist for the Ohioana Book Award in Fiction and a finalist in Best Western Historical Fiction Spur Awards.
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Author
"On September 8, 1900, a massive hurricane struck Galveston Island, Texas. On that single day, at least six thousand people died. It's hard to imagine. Yet, whenever I'm in Galveston and the clouds darken, the wind shakes the house, and white-capped waves pound the beach, I think about those six thousand people. Who were they? What were their dreams, their regrets? Who perished so that someone else might live? Who was courageous? How did the survivors pick themselves up and go on?
"For several years I shied away from writing a novel about the storm. I don't enjoy writing about weather. The more I avoided the project, though, the more the victims haunted me. My resolve crumbling, I began to research the storm. Characters took shape in my mind, but the notion of describing a historic weather event overwhelmed me. I started another project, but I kept going back to the storm. Finally, I threw my hands up. I couldn't fight the lure of the hurricane and so I wrote The Promise, a novel set on an island at the time of America's worst natural disaster."
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"I acquired The Promise because I loved it. I thought it was absolutely exquisitely written, with deep psychological perceptions of its characters. When I picked it up, it was impossible to stop reading.
"Ann is one of the few authors who goes out of her way to compliment our efforts as we strive to succeed to the best of our abilities, bringing the book from manuscript to print form. For example, we worked hard to secure the right cover artwork for both the hardcover and paperback editions, and ultimately produced finished books that Ann loved. Of the many authors I've worked with in the industry, she certainly ranks as one of the top five!"
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Reviewer
"I discovered Ann Weisgarber's writing when we were both nominated for prizes in the UK. My British editor sent me a copy of
The Personal History of Rachel Dupree. I was, to put it bluntly, bowled over. Was this gripping accomplished novel really her debut? I got to know Ann in London and waited for her next book, eagerly but with trepidation. Pulling off a second book after an initial triumph is a dicey business. The first page of
The Promise persuaded me that Ann was no flash in the pan. I was immediately caught in the spell of her beautiful lean prose and fierce storytelling."
Ellen's review of The Promise:
"Set against the worst natural disaster in twentieth century American history, The Promise is a riveting tale, told in lean luminous prose, of the power of love and the frailty of the human condition. (Weisgarber's) characters will live in your imagination long after you've turned the last deeply moving page."
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Publicist
Lauren Burnstein
(formerly of Skyhorse Publishing)
"I t did not take long after speaking with Ann to realize that she was a publicist's dream author--bright, and eager to promote! Her hardcover had come out a year earlier to rave reviews. My biggest hurdle as a publicist would be to find new ways to get attention for the trade paperback.
"Ann also hails from my home state, Texas, and her novel is a work of historical fiction set in Galveston. We decided one of the best ways to reach that regional market was to put together a book club tour. Our first step was to draft a reading group guide that was printed in the paperback. From there, the WNBA, Pulpwood Queens, Texas independent bookstores--even Houston country clubs!--were wonderful partners in introducing us to local chapters who were thrilled to meet Ann. She met the challenge head-on, crisscrossing Texas in her car, leading club discussions, and making personal connections with her fans and readers."
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Caitlin Hamilton Summie
 "Ann accepted my proposal to supplement the publisher's national media campaign for the hardcover. My focus was on Texas and Ohio media, events everywhere outside of Dallas, book club promotion and marketing, a blog tour, and securing other online media. I continued in the same capacity post-publication. With the paperback, my emphasis was online and regional media only. We've received strong blogger and online support as well as key support from regional media and booksellers. Of critical importance to the book's success has been the book club marketing and the word-of-mouth from the book clubs."
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First Readers
Rachel Gillette, Julie Kemper, Judithe Little, and Lois Stark
Every writer knows that a good critique group is worth its weight in gold. As first readers, these are the people writers entrust to be honest and gentle with their newly written material. They offer a writer invaluable detailed advice on how to improve a manuscript.
Judithe Little
"As a beta-reader, I wanted to lose my own heart to Oscar. And I did. Ann worked very hard on the pages where Catherine and Oscar meet at the train station in Galveston. She brought them to our writing group a lot. She knew she had to get this scene just right because it set the tone for Oscar's character going forward."
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Ann Weisgarber's critique group in Houston, Texas, with their oinking pig timer. (Left to right) Julie Kemper, Judithe Little, and Rachel Gillete. (Lois Stark is not pictured.)
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Julie Kemper "The group began eleven years ago, when we naively disregarded warnings of experienced writers that it took fifteen revisions to get it right. At those earlier meetings, we complimented each other on lovely writing. Now, humbled by the reality of revisions, we come to the writers' table with editorial scalpels.
"We learned how difficult beginnings are. After many starts that didn't quite work, Ann came back with a new protagonist. Catherine, scandalized, fled her rarified world of music in sophisticated Dayton for the muddy boots of Galveston with its hardscrabble life and mosquitoes. What challenged Ann was to find the right voice for Catherine to make her likable and not 'stiff necked and cold,' as the housekeeper, Nan, found her."
Rachel Gillete
"Ann makes the long drive into Houston from her home in Sugar Land for the valuable companionship that the critique group provides in an otherwise solitary discipline. We gather around a table in a tiny Sunday school room, draw numbers for the reading order, set our oinking pig timer for thirty to forty minutes per person, and take turns reading and critiquing six pages. In turn, every member of the diversely talented group contributed a unique perspective to The Promise. Like the main character, I am a pianist. I once hurried Ann an email response while touring NASA with my children, weighing in on the distinction between the terms 'piano quartet' and 'ensemble' when the copy editor had questions, days before the novel went to print."
Lois Stark
"Six pages, once a week--that's what Ann Weisgarber brings to our writing group. There were opening scenes that gripped us from the start. The next week a new opening scene, also gripping. The following week yet another. And so it goes with Ann, until the great becomes the perfect. Reading our work aloud to each other, we hear the cadence, feel the unnecessary, know at once what works in a way that private reading does not. Our writing group allows the first step out of the writer's private universe, sometimes suggesting changes, often just confirming that the scene works, and you can plunge forward to write the next scene."
The Whole Story was researched, compiled and edited by assistant editor Tracy Jean Sottosanti (Charlotte). If you are a member of a team responsible for bringing a book from the author to the book shelf and you'd like to contribute to this column, you may get in touch with her at newsletter@wnba-books.org. (Please note, at least one contributor must be a member of the WNBA.)Back to top
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Meet a Member
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Nicole Ayers interviews Cheyenne Yousuf (LA), the newly appointed
Design Coordinator for WNBA's National Communications Committee.
Nicole: Hello Cheyenne, and thank you so much for agreeing to speak with me. Tell me about yourself.
Cheyenne: You're welcome! It was an honor to be asked. I just graduated from California State University-Northridge as a design major.
Congratulations!
Thank you! So now I'm just freelancing at different companies, working there, here, everywhere.
How long have you been a WNBA member?
Since 2012, a while now.
What drew you to WNBA?
First, my sister joined and she kept going to these things, and I had no idea what she was doing. Then she took me along with her to one of our writing conferences just to help out and that's how it started. I was taking pictures. Just being in the environment. I started going to the board meetings, so it just kind of happened gradually over time, going to events, helping Rachelle. It just melded into my life.
Are you a writer?
I am not a writer at all. I'm definitely more visual. Anything design related for WNBA, I'm on that. I read a lot. Rachelle is my sister, so it's really hard not to have that influence. There's piles and piles of books, so it's hard not to pick one up. (Rachelle Yousuf is chapter president for LA.)
Do you have any book you've read recently that you think everyone should read?
I just graduated, so I've only been reading design books lately, but I really love Gillian Flynn. I want to knock out all of her books because I really loved Gone Girl, now that I have the time.
I've read her other two and it's an interesting look at an author's progression. All three of them are entertaining reads, but you can tell that she got better at building suspense with each book. It's cool because you can see how much she improved as a writer from book to book.
That might be interesting to read them in the order she wrote them. I actually got Gone Girl from a WNBA member.
You're a recent college graduate and one of our youngest members. How do you think we can get other young people involved?
It sounds so typical to say this, but definitely social media. I think we need to have a better online presence. We have a pretty good one right now, but we need to keep pushing that forward. That's really how my generation sees things--through social media more than anything else. I think social media really helps. And more social events that draw younger crowds. Rachelle and I try to bring people with us. So, some word-of-mouth, but mostly social media.
Which platforms do you think are best?
Facebook is great because you can do so many things with it. But Instagram is worth it. Twitter is too. And events that aren't targeted to older crowds. In LA, we have a book crawl where we go from one bookstore to another, like a pub crawl. Geared toward younger people. Do those kinds of things.
Oh, that's fun! I wish we had more bookstores to do that. We just don't have a lot of independent bookstores in the Charlotte area. What stories do we (WNBA) need to tell?
At the national meeting in New Orleans, we were talking about what is our message for WNBA. I was talking to Rachelle and we (WNBA) started as a foundation for women, promoting women's equality, and I think we should still be pushing that because we have come a long way, but it's still not what it should be. We should really push that. Not even just women, but people in the gay community, transgender community, women of color, people who are disadvantaged. There are so many in the literary community.
You mentioned that you will do anything design related for WNBA, and I know you were recently appointed to the Communications Committee as Design Coordinator. So what are you doing locally and nationally?
Well, locally I do more day-to-day stuff, just flyers or brochures or whatever we need. And right now, we're redoing our website, so I'm working with a designer to help with a new website and get everything organized.
Nationally, I think I do more brochures and flyers. We're still working on the logo. We just got a new round of logos, so we're trying to revamp WNBA to be fresher and modern. Build a better social media presence and marketing presence.
Thinking about you being a designer and your relationship with words, how do you relate to the world?
As a graphic designer, you have to know how to work with words more than pictures. A picture will sell something and grab someone's attention immediately, where words you really have to get people to stop and read them. There's a longer response time. Words are what I spend more time working with. Words are always one of the main things we focus on in design because words are where all the information is. And graphic design is all about information and trying to relate it in a more aesthetically pleasing way. We have a relationship with visuals, but words are where the challenge is.
If you want to sell something, you don't want to put the wrong words. Designers are very word sensitive. We work with a lot of copywriters, so they're really great at coming up with the right word choices. Sometimes we don't have a budget for copywriters, and we end up word mapping things. Eventually, after a while, you can come up with the best choice.
What are you passionate about?
I love music. Concert going is one of my things right now. I do like to see the music scene in LA. I love art and we have a lot of museums, so you can museum hop. Art and music are what I love to do.
What genre of music?
Right now, I'm all over the place. I get bored really quick, so I hop on over to the next genre. Right now it's probably rock, alternative rock, indie rock.
I'd love to meet you in person and hang out with you sometime. Thank you so much for talking to me!
You're welcome!
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WNBA Reads
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By Helen Humphrey
Reviewed by Kristen Knox (Charlotte)
You know how sometimes you pick up and read a book that is something special? How sometimes you find a book that is so stunningly gorgeous that you want everyone you know to read it? Helen Humphreys' The Evening Chorus is one of these books. It's 1940. James Hunter crashes over the English Channel, is picked up by the Germans, and taken to a POW camp. There he stays mostly aloof from camp life, neither participating in escape attempts nor developing close relationships with his fellow prisoners. Instead he spends his time close to the perimeter of the camp observing birds. He watches and makes notes on his redstarts every day, intending to write a book about them after the war. His observations are solitary but he has an ally in his study: the camp Kommandant, a former university professor. Thinking to spare his wife the monotony and occasional horror of life in a POW camp, all of James' letters home center on the impersonal: the birds which so consume him even as he holds his memory of her and their short life together unwritten but close to his heart.  At home alone in their small cottage on the edge of Ashdown Forest, James' young, new wife Rose, is finding that her recollections of her husband, their brief courtship, and even briefer marriage are fading. What is more current for her in this war is what is closer to home. She makes rounds to ensure that everyone in the neighborhood is following proper blackout procedure. She takes rambles with Harris, the dog she got after James left to fight. She visits her parents across the forest despite her mother's constant ill-temper. Her life is generally uneventful and predictable, even if it's not the one she envisioned when she and James married. And then there's Toby, the RAF pilot with whom she's fallen in love. When James' older sister Enid's London apartment is destroyed in a bombing raid, she loses everything, home, job, and lover, all in one random instant. There's nothing for it but for her to join Rose in the countryside while she tries to sort out what to do with her life. The two women know each other very little and despite the fact that they share the worry of husband and brother being imprisoned, they are each hiding their deeper, more intense suffering from the other. Split into two sections ten years apart, the story of these three people and the lives they live is completely compelling and utterly engrossing. Humphreys is a masterful writer; her prose is quiet and simple yet devastating and perfect. The tone of the novel is meditative and understated and a haunting melancholy pervades much of the tale. She has captured the poetry of nature, detailing the exquisiteness of the creatures and plants that exist so often unnoticed and undisturbed around us, the things that only become obvious given the unhurried time and silence in which to observe them. Humphreys' language flows over readers, immersing them in the gentle, subtle and nuanced world of the novel. It is one of those rare books that you only wish you could have read slower to give yourself longer to savor it. It is about what it means to be constrained, to be a prisoner, and to be free, in ways that are often unexpected and unsuspected. But most of all it is an elegant novel about what it means to be human, to embrace life. All I can really say is read it.
Kristen Knox, WNBA-Charlotte president, is a former editor and bookseller. She's a member of several book clubs, serves on the Great Group Reads selection committee for National Reading Group Month, and served as a first reader for the WNBA Writing Award. Check out her blog, BookNAround.
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Bookwoman Staff
Editor: Rhona Whitty (NYC)
Assistant Editors: Nicole Ayers (Charlotte) & Tracy Jean Sottosanti (Charlotte)
Copy Editor: Gloria Toler (Nashville)
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