Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman, (Paperback)

from clue

It's interesting to see the reactions to this book. I fall on the positive side, I enjoyed the stories Steinbach told about her experiences in England, France and Italy and plan to read the sequel. For sure most of us would not be able to travel as she did, leaving a job and the U.S. to spend a y...

from clue

It's interesting to see the reactions to this book. I fall on the positive side, I enjoyed the stories Steinbach told about her experiences in England, France and Italy and plan to read the sequel. For sure most of us would not be able to travel as she did, leaving a job and the U.S. to spend a y...

from lakesidemusing

My book club discussed Without Reservations on a cold, snowy morning earlier this week. The book itself is Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Alice Steinbach's account of a year-long European sabbatical taken to discover who she really was without her career and children, but our discussion quickl...

from dawnlovesbooks

delightful record of the author's travels to paris, london, italy, rome.... i loved every single minute of the book. the vibrant descriptions of her surroundings, the many interesting characters she meets along the way, and most of all her insights into life. she says of her sons in the prolouge,...

from mldg

When we reach our fifties, many of us find it is time to reassess our roles in life. Our children have reached adulthood. Marriages have either grown stronger or fallen apart. If our parents are still with us, we may be called upon to help them cope with failing health. Alice Steinbach, a success...