Hearts and Hands: Stories of Hope for Mothers by various authors

· Rating:

· The Bottom Line: A book of short stories about mothers.  Some of these stories are based of true accounts and others are fictional, some bring tears and others joy.

· URL:  http://www.byubookstore.com/ePOS/store=439&item_number=0-9716237-4-0&form=shared3/gm/detail.html&design=439

· Pros:  o Short Stories that can be read one at a time or in one sitting
             o Stories that remind us of the joys of motherhood

· Cons: o Hard to tell fiction from true stories

· Description: o Written by various authors including:  Lyn Austin, C.S. Bezas, Bryce Haderlie, Lori Nawyn, Virginia C. Parker, Lesa Leishman Price, RaeAnne Thayne, Kenya Transtrum, and Janie Van Komen
                       o 13 short stories all about women and especially mothers.

· Review:  I enjoyed each of these stories.  My favorite was one that compared a 1955 article in a women’s magazine to quotes from actual women today.  This story was great; I don’t think women and mothers have changed that much just our perception of them.  Thanks to all these authors who shared their stories.