Kim Chernin, a prolific author who explored the modern woman’s search for self-identity, died on Dec. 17 of Covid-19. She was 80 years old.
Kim radiated a childlike openness, without judgment or fear. Her embracing attitude made her love others, and be loved, wherever she went. She lived the twilight of her life overlooking the wetlands outside Point Reyes Station with her wife, Renate Stendhal. Fed up with the self-marketing demands of publishing, she decided…