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Bookmarks, July-August, 2009 by Janna Cawrse Esarey

I very much enjoyed the letter from the editor in the May/June 2009 issue of Bookmarks. I think there's a common assumption that when markets are tanking, people seek escape. As you point out, it's actually more about checking in. We're reminded that stories, which make up our lives, are all we really have, because no one--not even a Wall Street meltdown--can take them from us.

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Thanks for your excellent magazine. I'm in two book clubs and very much appreciate the reviews.

Janna Cawrse Esarey

Seattle, WA

Janna is the author of The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife.