This was a book to shake up your value system. The hardships the author endured made this book hard to read at times but the journal-like style worked well. The photos of the authors family where reassuring since at times it was hard to believe that any of them would survive. It is always good to look at the lives of others to appreciate our own.

As a retired gardener and healthy eater I delighted in gaining insights that will change how I shop, cook, eat and think about food. I hated to finish this book. I just "relished" sharing the adventure and learning along with the author and her family.