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Trudy’s application at Vincent & Vincent Salon was accepted, so she must embark on a journey from Switzerland to America, a country she has never been to. Her aspirations and goals are fueled in America when she wins two awards in various hair competitions she has joined and when her poem about America's freedom is published in the newspaper. Trudy's parents, both hairdressers, encouraged her to pursue a career in the hairdressing industry, in which she excelled. Her father, who makes his children memorize poems so they can earn Christmas presents, inspires her love of poetry, which she barely hides. Her incredible skills with the scissors are evident when customers won't stop seeking her patronage, to the extent that she has had the same customers for more than thirty years. Out of everything she already adores and derives pleasure from, she finds a greater fondness in Lew, her American husband. Read this wonderful piece to find out how a Swiss woman's enthusiasm unfolds in a land she has never set foot in before.
The book, Some Things Are Simply Meant to Be, is an exploration of Trudy Wells-Meyer's life in a setting she hasn't become habituated to yet. The book exposes readers to the ups and downs, frustrations and joys, of life's underside. The unique bond that people had with one another and with inanimate objects—even numbers and dates were emphasized with explicit details—the hustle and bustle of daily life and how everything would eventually fade into memories, as well as how these memories, which were held dear and had significance pointing to them, produced the greatest joys we found in incredibly small places.
The surrendering tone the book tried to express was what I appreciated most about it. The author was honest in her presentation of the little things that made up the story of her life and the lessons it contained. Through her book, she delighted readers while also enlightening them. Readers were able to picture and enter her world through her writing. I also liked how she illustrated her points with pictures and expressed her feelings about the things she thought were appealing in her poems.
What I didn't enjoy about the book was how it was organized chronologically. It was difficult to determine when an event occurred and what results arose from it. Although dates were supplied to indicate specific occurrences, they did not help to clear up my confusion. As a result, I rate the book 4 out of 5 stars.
The book is professionally edited. I found a handful of errors. However, it didn't hamper my enjoyment of the book. I recommend this book to people who enjoy factual stories with a mixture of poetry.
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Some Things Are Simply Meant to Be
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