A Year By The Sea by Joan Anderson

A contemplative narrative by a woman in her middle age who takes up residence in the family cottage on the Cape. Her two sons are launched and she chooses not to accompany her husband when he takes a new job. Instead, she spends a year living alone, absorbing the wild beauty of Nature as she takes stock of her life and the desires and changes she wants moving into her older age. Lyrical descriptions and thoughtful musings infuse this lovely memoir. Recommended.