This first and foremost is a book about how women — starting with seven of the author’s relatives — support, encourage and even sometimes save each other.

I hope that Drouillard inspires families to spend time this summer learning about the challenges that family elders, alive and passed on, have faced and survived. She told me: “These stories come from a place of unconditional love, forgiveness, support and encouragement. I really want to empower others.”

Read the review at Hometown Source.