Review of Women, Work and Triumph
Posted: 01 Apr 2025, 18:53
[Following is a volunteer review of "Women, Work and Triumph" by Beverly Gandara.]
Women, Work and Triumph by Beverly Gandara is a collection of heartwarming accounts relating the personal and professional lives of twenty-six women. From teacher to violinist, legal assistant to mother, this book frames every experience in thoughtful questions that allow the women free rein to develop their answers. As such, it creates an intriguing narrative that serves to explore the complexity of women’s lives and inspire the readers of their stories.
I rated this book five stars out of five because of the emotional depth it managed to illustrate through carefully poised questions that were never infused with the author’s personal opinions or views, permitting an honest and deeply truthful account of twenty-six lives. The editing was one of the few times the author intervened in writing the women’s answers, and it left nothing to be desired. Furthermore, the book highlighted profound personal struggles as they related to issues such as race, disease, and sexuality.
One thing the book could have done better was change the interview questions at times, as the way they were phrased appeared slightly repetitive and at times not conducive to any more information than had already been given. However, the questions in general extracted the information needed to understand the participating women’s lives and gave them ample leeway in their responses.
Women, Work and Triumph is an appreciative, educational, and inspirational assortment of captivatingly diverse experiences, shedding light on the similarities and differences between women of different backgrounds as they navigate their respective careers. The work respects the choices these women have made, including a variety of professions as well as the role of mother in the book. While it does not aim to put down men in any way, it does an admirable job of uplifting women and treats each of their stories as well worth telling, no matter what decisions they made.
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Women, Work and Triumph
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Women, Work and Triumph by Beverly Gandara is a collection of heartwarming accounts relating the personal and professional lives of twenty-six women. From teacher to violinist, legal assistant to mother, this book frames every experience in thoughtful questions that allow the women free rein to develop their answers. As such, it creates an intriguing narrative that serves to explore the complexity of women’s lives and inspire the readers of their stories.
I rated this book five stars out of five because of the emotional depth it managed to illustrate through carefully poised questions that were never infused with the author’s personal opinions or views, permitting an honest and deeply truthful account of twenty-six lives. The editing was one of the few times the author intervened in writing the women’s answers, and it left nothing to be desired. Furthermore, the book highlighted profound personal struggles as they related to issues such as race, disease, and sexuality.
One thing the book could have done better was change the interview questions at times, as the way they were phrased appeared slightly repetitive and at times not conducive to any more information than had already been given. However, the questions in general extracted the information needed to understand the participating women’s lives and gave them ample leeway in their responses.
Women, Work and Triumph is an appreciative, educational, and inspirational assortment of captivatingly diverse experiences, shedding light on the similarities and differences between women of different backgrounds as they navigate their respective careers. The work respects the choices these women have made, including a variety of professions as well as the role of mother in the book. While it does not aim to put down men in any way, it does an admirable job of uplifting women and treats each of their stories as well worth telling, no matter what decisions they made.
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Women, Work and Triumph
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon