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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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...