"What a wonderful job -- a full and rich portrait . . .
I can see my own mother in much of what is written about Mathilda, and I'm
sure many other readers will make the same kind of identification . . .
It will be a treasure for years to come!"
-- Paul Enger, New York
TV and Radio Writer for CBS News
"I have just finished accompanying Mathilda on her fascinating and
dramatic journey through the Twentieth Century. For a time in which 'family' is under heavy assault in our society, the author has created a living portrait of a family as a true community, interactive and
mutually supportive in times of stress . . . a truly unique achievement."
-- Richard W. Solberg, Historian
Author, "God and Caesar"
"'No One Cried at Her Funeral' -- Bob Lee tells us early on about the last event centering on his mother which drew together her far-spread clan. By the end of her story I could understand why. MATHILDA'S JOURNEY
is about a life to be celebrated. Reading it, I became an absorbed traveling companion. I watched this indomitable woman of faith plant roots, establish community, survive the Great Depression and support her family and country through two world wars. I entered into her life's celebration. And cried a little too."
