Discussion date: March 13, 2006

What we thought:

There were no dissenting voices about this book. We all immensely enjoyed the moving autobiography of this remarkable French woman.

Emilie overcame grueling poverty, hardship, and family tragedies to become a dedicated teacher who opened the minds of many children in her remote corner of the French Alps. In her 70s she led a successful movement to prevent a superhighway from destroying her beautiful mountain valley. Her story is compelling and inspiring. We all rated her book at least 4 stars.

The only real criticism was that the translation seemed a bit awkward, and we wished we could have read it in the original French (where it was called Une soupe aux herbes sauvages).

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