Publisher's Synopsis
This is a general interest, down-to-earth study of the value system of the Bihari family and their youngest daughter Klara. Readers are inspired by this young woman's drive to take control of her life and fight for her dream of a career despite all odds. It also recounts Klara's motivation to leave her beloved Hungary to start a new life in Brazil. The memoir covers in some detail the pleasures and disappointments of living in Europe in the first half of the 20th century.