The Woman on the Ferry by Brenda K. Uekert Receives BREW Seal of Excellence and Book Excellence Award

United States, 6th May 2025, -
 

The Woman on the Ferry by Brenda K. Uekert, PhD, has been awarded the BREW Seal of Excellence by The Chrysalis BREW Project. The award is given to titles that receive a perfect rating of 5.0 out of 5 stars from all BREW reviews published on the BREW website. According to The Chrysalis BREW Project, “Books are awarded the Seal of Excellence for their exceptional quality, uniqueness, appeal to target audience, editing, and other factors.”

In addition to receiving the BREW Seal of Excellence, The Woman on the Ferry was also named a winner of the Book Excellence Award from Book Excellence Media, a member of the global BREW literary community. This recognition places the book among selected works “that stand out for their artistry, depth, and storytelling prowess.”

The memoir follows Uekert’s attempt to hike 1,000 miles in five months after a series of personal and professional setbacks. Through a blend of nature immersion, self-tracking, solitude, and reflection, the book examines shifting definitions of success and freedom. One reviewer from the BREW community wrote, “Uekert doesn’t claim to have ‘found herself.’ She claims the act of becoming. And in that claim lies the gift she offers to all of us.”

In its review, The Chrysalis BREW Project described the book as “a bold and tender recalibration of what success means when everything externally collapses.” Drawing from real-life experience and grounded in sociological insight, the author uses hiking and travel as a medium to explore inner change. One reviewer noted, “Her trail becomes a confessional, a prayer, and a protest against conventional timelines and definitions.”

The book meets the requirements for family-friendly content. It contains no explicit, violent, or inappropriate material, though it addresses life experiences such as job loss, illness, and personal reinvention.

This recognition from BREW and Book Excellence Media affirms the book’s resonance with readers and its alignment with the literary community’s standards of quality, relevance, and originality.

About the Book

The Woman on the Ferry is a nonfiction memoir that documents a five-month hiking journey taken by the author as she reevaluates her life after professional failure and personal upheaval. Blending nature, narrative, and reflection, the book offers insight into ageing, freedom, and the search for meaning beyond societal benchmarks.

You can find the book on Goodreads and pre-order it via Amazon.

About the Author

Brenda K. Uekert, PhD, is a sociologist and writer who travels full-time in an RV. She spends winters in southern California and documents her life, travel, and hiking experiences while accompanied by her cats. For more details about her and her book, visit her website.

About the Awards

The BREW Seal of Excellence is awarded to books that receive perfect scores in all published reviews on The Chrysalis BREW Project website. It acknowledges works with exceptional quality, strong reader impact, and high literary standards. The Book Excellence Award, granted by Book Excellence Media, recognises works for their overall depth, originality, and storytelling and is part of the global BREW literary network.