Searching for Sisterhood: A Memoir in Poems - Paperback

by Christine Baldino O'Hanlon (Author)

Christine O'Hanlon's book of poems, Searching for Sisterhood, explores issues of womanhood in sections that ruminate on work, childbirth, parenting and love. The mindfulness of these poems is a whole world. From the smallness of writing a coffee ad to the bigness of working motherhood, O'Hanlon's vision is ever-present in the sweet space of celebration. The celebration of being a woman. The poems in Searching for Sisterhood make you realize that O'Hanlon has found it, both inside of herself and outside in the communities in which she travels.

-Matthew Lippman, author, We Are All Sleeping with our Sneakers On

Christine O'Hanlon's poetic memoir, Searching for Sisterhood is filled with compelling tales of her creative life as job-seeker, advertising executive, mother, colleague and friend. Beginning in the 1970s, this book is "Flower Child Meets Mad Men." The stage is set in her opening poem, "Getting Fired, Laid Off, Whatever You Want to Call It" "You will be fired," a coworker warns early on in her career, but "You will find a better job." She is. She does. Optimism, sharp observation, clever insights delight on every page. This lovely book is an ode to survival with style and charm.

-Mary K. O'Melveny, author, Flight Patterns

Searching for Sisterhood is a collection of poems that shed light on Christine O'Hanlon's challenges and successes as a female advertising executive, how she surmounts social and professional obstacles with grace and determination. Using humor, irony, and metaphor in entertaining pieces, the author navigates new roles, societal conventions, and raising a child. Her love of writing, which includes composing lyrics for a new cookie mix, shines through in this inspirational new book.

-Amy Barone, author, Defying Extinction