A finely-wrought, incredibly detailed, novel of a life lived in three nations, two continents, by a woman whose consistent determination is to stand strong through the storms and adversities of circumstances and to persevere throughout. Ms. Bourne was a small child during the tribulations of World War II, in a constrained environment which affirmed the value of the famous "British stiff upper lip," so that early on she learned to minimize tears and conceal suffering. I think this "training" as well as her determination to focus on the positive carried her through decades of a frequently "topsy-turvy" existence, and planted her on a shore of emotional security and self-possession.
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