Women in Tran­si­tion is a col­lec­tion of sto­ries about indi­vid­ual women who are fac­ing moments of pro­found sig­nif­i­cance in their lives. Among them is Mag­gie, who is clean­ing out her big house in order to move from her “empty nest”; Ruth, who has Alzheimer’s dis­ease; Kim, a young mother with AIDS; and Joan, who is able to come to terms with a lost love and move for­ward in her life. There is also a name­less woman, one in seven, who has breast cancer.

Much of the mate­r­ial for Women in Tran­si­tion is drawn from the author’s per­sonal expe­ri­ences as a physi­cian. There are also sto­ries that include the author’s remem­brances of grow­ing up in Italy and the chal­lenges of liv­ing in two worlds, Italy and the United States.

Under­ly­ing all of Mar­garet Brisco’s work is a spir­i­tual per­cep­tion that finds mean­ing in every­day life, while, at the same time, see­ing beyond it. Thus the reader is always led along a path of hope, even when con­fronting such stark real­i­ties as ill­ness, loss, aging, and death.

“Engross­ing tales of nav­i­gat­ing life’s pas­sages”
— TaRessa Sto­vall, The Mont­clair Times

“An extra­or­di­nary expe­ri­ence…”
— Julie Mal­oney, Direc­tor, Women Read­ing Aloud

“I’m so glad I bought ‘Women in Tran­si­tion.’”
— Ethel Lee-Miller, Enhanced Life Management