return to home  
Join   |  Gift   |  Member Login   |  Library Login
BookBrowse Mobile
Follow Us: 
Search: Title or Author
Free Newsletters
The Light Between Oceans

Online Book Club
More about
The Comfort of Lies
Join the discussion!


Win This Book!
On Sal Mal Lane

"Piercingly intelligent and shatter-your-heart profound."

Enter To Win Now!
wordplay
Solve this clue:
"I I M B T Give T T R"
and be entered
to win....
frame top
New Author
Interviews
Menna van Praag
Erica Brown
Helga Weiss
Kate Morton
frame bottom

Not
Logged in.
When Women Were Birds
"Brilliant, meditative, and full of surprises, wisdom, and wonder." - Ann...
More about this book
New Topic

When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams

Discussion

Replies

Last Post

What did you think about the unique way the book is designed? Did you like it?

19

May. 17, 2013
by booksnob

Why do you think Diane's journals were blank? Which of Terry's's interpretations do you agree with?

15

May. 17, 2013
by booksnob

Were you familiar with the Mormon faith before you read the book? Did your perception about it change after you finished?

0

May. 05, 2013
by lisag

Empty or silent?

10

May. 03, 2013
by alexandras

What do the birds in the book symbolize? What do you think life would be like if you could "fly"?

12

Apr. 21, 2013
by donnam

What legacies have been passed to you by the women in your family?

11

Apr. 15, 2013
by bestmartin

Was anyone else disappointed in how little we learned about the mother?

2

Apr. 13, 2013
by mariannes

What different meanings do Utah and New York have for Terry? What places have special meaning for you?

2

Apr. 11, 2013
by mariannes

What a gift!

11

Apr. 10, 2013
by arielf

What roles do silence and emptiness play in the book?

3

Apr. 09, 2013
by mariannes

Favorite Quotes from When Women were Birds

14

Apr. 08, 2013
by nancy f.

How is Terry transformed by her night in jail? Why does she think she deserves to be punished and do you agree?

4

Apr. 07, 2013
by eileenp

What role does the Mormon church play in Terry’s life? Does it seem different from other religions you've known?

1

Apr. 06, 2013
by mariannes

What gave Terry the courage to become an activist, despite so many restrictions?

3

Apr. 06, 2013
by mariannes

How does Terry's relationship with her father compare to your own relationship with your dad?

7

Apr. 05, 2013
by jww

How would you describe Terry and Brooke’s marriage?

9

Apr. 05, 2013
by jww

What are the consequences when we don't speak out? What roles do guilt, shame and doubt play in that decision?

3

Apr. 05, 2013
by terriej

Has reading this book changed your perceptions or perspectives?

3

Apr. 04, 2013
by joanr

Why does the Japanese greeting 'How is your honorable shadow' mean so much to Terry? Are there any expressions that are important to you?

1

Apr. 02, 2013
by bestmartin

How does Terry's definition of love change throughout her lifetime?

1

Apr. 01, 2013
by carolea

HOME Book Submissions | Advertising | Library Subscriptions | Reviewing for BookBrowse | Contact Us  

© BookBrowse LLC 1997-2013. All rights reserved. Information at BookBrowse.com is published with the permission of the copyright holder or their agent. It is forbidden to copy anything for publication elsewhere without written permission from the copyright holder.
privacy statement  |  terms of service  |  contact us