In 1937 adopting a child was not as complicated as today...at least in the case of this author's experience.  It was more of "possession is nine tenths of the law" according to her description of how she ended up with her parents.  She takes the reader on a journey through the eyes of a little girl who retained the memories of many significant emotional events, some quite funny, some just the opposite.

This is a well written and honest subjective look at the confusing and oftimes conflicting messages delivered by the adults in a child's life and how it impacted her through her adult life. 

There is a message in this book for parents that should open the eyes of the reader to recognize the power they have in forming the self image of their children.  There is a lesson to the child in us all to exam closely what we have been taught to believe about ourselves and then separate the fact from the fiction.