of defining myself in terms of who I was to other people and what they expected of me.' Who am I, she wanted to know, away from the things that define me-my family, children, job, friends? Steinbach searches for the answer to this provocative question in some of the most exciting places in the world: Paris, where she finds a soul mate in a Japanese man Oxford, where she takes a course on the English village Milan, where she befriends a young woman about to be married.

'For years I'd made my own choices, paid my own bills, shoveled my own snow, and had relationships that allowed for a lot of freedom on both sides.' Slowly, however, she saw that she had become quite dependent in another way: 'I had fallen into the habit. 'In many ways, I was an independent woman,' writes Alice Steinbach, a single working mother, in this captivating book. Love, Alice In the tradition of Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Gift from the Sea and Frances Mayes's Under the Tuscan Sun, in Without Reservations we take time off with Pulitzer Prize winner Alice Steinbach as she explores the world and rediscovers what it means to be a woman on her own. In a way I too am a novice, leaving, temporarily, one life for another. It reminds me of the bell that calls to worship the novice embarking on a new life.

From my room, which is just off the winding staircase, I can hear it clearly. In this case, the bell marks the opening of the hotel door. A cheerful sound, it reminds me of the bells that shopkeepers attach to their doors at Christmastime. ISBN: 9781863253765 SKU: 1396962 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.Paris Dear Alice, Each morning I am awakened by the sound of a tinkling bell. This 2003 Bantam Books Paperback is in Good condition. Beautifully illustrated with postcards Steinbach wrote home to herself, this is an unforgettable voyage of discovery. of defining myself in terms of who I was to other people and what they expected of me.' Who am I, she wanted to know, away from the things that define me - my family, children, job, friends? Steinbach searches for the answer in some of the most exciting places in the world: Paris, where she finds a soul mate in a Japanese man Oxford, where she learns more from a ballroom dancing lesson than any of her studies Milan, where she befriends a young woman about to be married. 'For years I'd made my own choices, paid my own bills, shovelled my own snow, and had relationships that allowed for a lot of freedom on both sides.' Slowly, however, she saw that she had become quite dependent in another way. 'In many ways, I was an independent woman, ' writes Alice Steinbach, single working mother and Pulitzer prize-winning journalist.

Without reservations by alice steinbach