The memoir narrates the story of a child's life filled with abandonment, neglect, brutality, hard labor, innocent blind faith, ultimate survival, and more than a few successes along the way. It tells about an unfailing trust in God's love, courage, strength, and unquestioned obedience to authority. It's about miracles, mysteries, mothers, and finding lost heroines by uncovering dark secrets hidden for a century.,portrait of a childhood spotlights some of Taber's dramatic life moments as she discovers both herself and her roots. It offers a story of victory, courage, strength, joy, blessing, acceptance, belief, humility, achievement, pride, and ultimately, the healing power of love.