Spirit of Survival

Gail Sheehy (1936-2020) was an American author and journalist renowned for her pioneering work in New Journalism, most notably her landmark book Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life (1976), named one of the ten most influential books of the time by the Library of Congress and a three-year New York Times bestseller. New York Times Obituary She authored seventeen books, including biographies of leaders like Hillary Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, and Mikhail Gorbachev, and received numerous accolades such as seven New York Newswomen's Club Front Page Awards and the Washington Journalism Review Award for Best Magazine Writer.Gail Sheehy -