Women Holding Things

A wondrous collection by Maira and Alex Kalman, featuring words and paintings that meditate on the beauty and complexity of women's lives. The book showcases vibrant images of women, both ordinary and famous, holding various objects from balloons to dreams. Maira Kalman provides intimate anecdotes, recollections, and ruminations, celebrating the tenacity, courage, vulnerability, hope, and pain of women's experiences.