Good writing is rare.
Almost as hard to find. Put both together and you get a unique, rewarding experience. It's too intensely a pursuit of truth to be branded as a funny book - although it made me laugh and smile with almost every page. These stories are so painful that getting their truth into words sets free something mysteriously like explosions of joy. Helene Stapinski grew up to be a newspaper reporter, with a keen eye for fine stories, compassion for her subjects and a passion for justice.