After a fulfilling career as a director of human resources and counselor, Maureen Reid became a debut author in her 70s, but her late start didn’t keep her from earning awards for her works. “I had already had a very successful career, so this...
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Women Who Run Things
I love going into stores owned and managed by women. I feel a kindred spirit, though I have never worked retail. There are two in our town that are my particular favorites. One is a lovely bakery that also serves as a tea shop (The Polka Dot Pound Cake.). It is a simple store,...
Try Prayer
I like to pray. More often than not, my prayer is a conversation with God, asking, thanking and sometimes just acknowledging. I also like saying prayers with words that I have known since childhood. More like a mantra, a chant without thinking. These past few weeks with so much uncertainty around us, I have...
Pausing
These past ‘shelter-in’ weeks have focused on so many things I can no longer do—hug our grandchildren, attend the theatre, get my nails done, go to my yoga class. I shake my head at what I am missing with waves of longing for what was once my life. These ramblings are then besieged with...
Vine & Branches, April 23, 2020
Vine & Branches Presents A Debut Author’s Journey: From Concept to Cover Rockville Centre resident Maureen Reid will discuss the road she traveled in publishing her first novel, Becoming Herself. Combining humor with thoughtful introspection, she will share her story, turning into a debut author after enjoying a successful career managing colleges, corporations and...
Rockville Centre, March, 2020
On Thursday, March 12, 2020, author Maureen Reid will be Rockville Centre Library at 7PM....
Becoming Herself was featured in the January edition of “The Long Island Woman”
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‘Becoming Herself’: Author and Batavia native explores 20th century Sheldon and a woman’s struggle to find her voice
By JESSICA DILLON JDILLON@BATAVIANEWS.COM PUBLISHED: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 AT 1:58 AM UPDATED: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 AT 9:09 AM VARYSBURG — Do what you love, they say. And so it was that Maureen Reid, who worked for decades managing colleges, international law firms and corporations before retiring just a few years ago, knew just...
State & Union: Walsh alumna publishes her first novel
An Archbishop Walsh graduate from the class of 1966, Maureen Mooney Reid, has published her first novel, “Becoming Herself,” a story inspired by her grandmother’s experiences as a young Irish immigrant. “’Becoming Herself,’ although a work of fiction that takes place during the first half of the 20th century, could very well mirror much...
Princeton, NJ, November 18, 2019
On November 18, 2019, author Maureen Reid will be presenting “Becoming Herself” at a book talk at the Princeton Women’s College Club at 1pm....