I love reading memoirs like this, because you get to live a life that you otherwise would never be able to. Whether you're reading about Boston in the 60's and 70's, living in war-torn Germany in the 40's, or Africa as a missionary, it's always just so fascinating to me. To live so humbly, where an American $1 can feed a family of 6 for a month, is just amazing.

(as always with memoirs, sometimes I have a hard time distinguishing from reviewing the author's life, to reviewing the actual book)

These are the adventures of Susan, from her love life, to trying to save children and somedays just trying to survive, from her parents who didn't understand her and what she was trying to accomplish, to her coworkers who could be so angry at the world.

There are some parts of the book that dragged a bit, and there were other scenes where I wish I had MORE - more detail, more stories, just MORE - but all in all, this was just such a great memoir that definitely made me laugh and cry (one of the very first scenes in the book, that just hooked you in).