num_pages: 275
description: First published in France in 1977, this autobiography vivifies the captivating Carles from her peasant origins in a tiny Alpine village through her work as a teacher, farmer, mother, feminist and political activist.
language: English
title: A Life of Her Own
titlecomplete: A Life of Her Own
genres: Autobiography, France, Historical, History, Roman, Biography Memoir, Biography, School, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 520
publisher: The Penguin Group