A book of immigration of a search for a new home a new life.An eye opening look at what an immigrants life is really like.A very interesting read especially in today’s world of immimigration..#netgalley #troubadorbooks

This memoir is about the refugee and immigrant experience. The author tells the story of growing up in Poland, leaving to find a better life, living for a short time in Paris, and ultimately settling down in Canada. The author is a great storyteller, and the story of her difficulties is well worth reading.

This is a long, long, long book. It needed an editor to cull it down to a readable length. While I enjoyed the first part of the book, once the story got the author settled in Canada, it needed to come to a close. However, this was generally a very interesting book about the immigrant experience towards the end of the Cold War, and I leaned a lot.