A daring life

How I missed having to read Welty in both high school and college is beyond me. I started reading A Daring Life knowing nothing about EW and not having read any of her work. As I read about this very cool lady, I was inspired to hunt down her stories. I now have a pile of them. So, if the point of this book was to inspire more people to read EW, mission accomplished.
That said, I found this to be a simple read for adults, and a great book for teens. I would highly recommend this to my teens who maybe need a biography about a famous woman for a report and I would also put it into the hands of a kid who loves to read about strong females (you know that kid who started with the Dear Americas and then moved on to bios of Anne Frank, A. Earhart, etc). I am not sure that a younger (tween) kid would understand why EW was very daring, especially if they do not have a grasp of the history of the time. Being anti-racism, unmarried, and a writer in a time when males dominated the field was pretty cool, but easily missed if the reader does not understand the time period.
A Daring Life really captures the TWO talents of Welty. She was not only a gifted writer, but also a talented photographer. This comes across clearly here with the inclusion of the photos in the book. There is also a great message about the power of having a circle of true friends in this book. I will be recommending this title for my library.