Farm Girl Leaves Home

In this down-to-earth American narrative, Margaret Fletcher recounts her life's journey, with all its hard-won wisdom, for her granddaughter. This is the inspiring story of a determined human being who was able to transcend family hardships, including her mother's illness and suicide, and go on to have a remarkable career as a top surgeon. Endowed with a strong sense of purpose, Margaret Fletcher came of age in the 1950s and 60s. She recounts stories of growing up on a farm in upper Michiga...