A Year by the Sea, Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman by Joan Anderson is a book about a year on Cape Cod away from husband and kids where the author goes to try to rediscover herself. It is reminiscent of Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, though not nearly as lyrical and beautifully written as that book.

A slim little volume delving into the inner world of a woman who has been defined her whole life by her role as wife and Mother and finally is putting herself first. If only we all had cottages on Cape Cod to escape to when the need arose!