For Feature Friday, we're excited to announce that Gail Sheehy, best-selling author of 15 books and a renowned literary journalist, is now booked as our keynote speaker for the 2013 Well Healed Woman conference in November. Sheehy is perhaps best known for her book Passages, which helped change the way millions of women and men around the world look at the stages of their lives. First published in 1976, Passages remained on The New York Times bestseller list for more than three years and has been reprinted in 28 languages. A Library of Congress survey named Passages one of the ten most influential books of our time. “We’re delighted,” says Graham Gavert,” Director of Development. “Part of Ms. Sheehy’s presentation focuses on the topic of caregiving, which is very timely and affects so many different age groups.” Sheehy joins a list of other great keynoters featured at the Well Healed Woman, including Linda Ellerbee, Gloria Steinem, Jane Seymour, Deborah Norville and Vicki Lawrence. The 2013 Well Healed Woman event is scheduled for November 3 at the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa in Groton. Tickets are $75, which includes breakfast, lunch, a morning speaker, the keynote speaker and giveaways. Reservations can be made starting after Labor Day.
