Iola Mathews explores a dilemma familiar to many women - how to nurture your own needs and creativity without neglecting your responsibility to the people you love. This memoir explores many of the issues facing women in their fifties and the transition towards peace and fulfilment. Iola spent most of her time nursing her elderly mother, and her daughter was expecting a baby, and would need her too. She felt trapped, but had an intense desire to return to her writing. She brings humour and wisdom to familiar and often painful situations.
