Generally, I love this kind of book - historic, female viewpoint, up and out from poverty - something that gives me a bit of perspective not only of how things used to be, but what my own parents faced, and what formed their attitudes and outlook. Considering the age of this book, I know it's a silly thing to gripe about, but there were typos. I'm not talking about the grammar that indicates English as a second language, but just plain typos - the word "in" two times in a row, unnecessarily. The last "e" on a word, missing. That kind of thing. I notice these things; they jolt me and ruin the flow of the book.

Having said all that, for an understanding of a culture, an attitude, a historic perspective, a strong woman, this satisfied THAT craving in me.