C'est Ma Vie: My Life

by Muriel Kiefe Bessinger

Overview

Both joyful and heartbreaking, "C'est Ma Vie — My Life" is Muriel Bessinger's intimate story of her life's joys, challenges, and resilience.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781667844015
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	06/08/2022
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Muriel Bessinger was born in Paris. She is a retired French teacher, and enjoys playing Scrabble, traveling, meeting new people, and researching her ancestry. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Dedication vi

Chapter 1 Lestelle 1

Chapter 2 21 Rue de la Faisanderie 27

Chapter 3 Adolescence - My Teen Years 63

Chapter 4 To Live and to Work 91

Chapter 5 Reminiscences and Anecdotes 115

Chapter 6 The Summer Meme Died 137

Chapter 7 A Difficult Autumn 149

Chapter 8 Unexpected and Astonishing Events 159

Chapter 9 Jerry 169

Chapter 10 Check your List, Get Things Done and Bon Voyage! 177

Chapter 11 Gerald and His Parents Escape the Nazis 187

Chapter 12 It Takes Two to Tie a Knot 197

Chapter 13 Leslie 209

Chapter 14 Anecdotes and Encounters 217

Chapter 15 Life is a Double-Edged Sword 229

Chapter 16 Wonder, Amazement or Disquietude 243

Chapter 17 As Long as You are Alive, You Need to Put One Foot in Front of the Other 253

Chapter 18 2001: A Year to Remember 263

Chapter 19 The Unimaginable Becomes the Unforgettable 275

Chapter 20 A Painful Decision 281

Chapter 21 Little Girl, You Have to Move Forward 285

Chapter 22 The Unexpected 295