

It was particularly interesting to read this because balance and having it all are such huge buzzy topics today, and this book, written half a century ago, deals with the same sorts of themes (but in a much less click-bait-y type of way). That’s a podcast, people! I’m a little embarrassed it took me 30 years to get around to it. Listening on double speed, that made for just over an hour of listening. It was three parts, with each part running only about 45 minutes. Just before I went to NYC, I downloaded the audio version and was surprised to see how short it was.

But somehow I’d just never gotten around to it, so when it got recommended in the latest round of Tell Me What to Read, it was an obvious choice. Gift from the Sea is one of those books that I have heard about my entire life and meant to read for.ever. Over promise, under deliver, or something like that. Gift from the Sea was my July pick for Tell Me What to Read, so predictably I’m writing about it here five seconds before August comes to an end.
