This is the autobiography of Cynthia Hare, aka Cynthia Troup. She was born in 1917 and grew up in Philadelphia, was a debutante and dancer, married Bobby Troup, gave birth to two daughters, came to California ("Get your kicks on Route 66!"), and began the journey which became her life story. It is a brave, honest, fun and wise look forward and back, by a woman who lost her leg and became a grandmother in the same year, and was inspired to write about what it meant to her. If you knew her, you'll love this book; if you didn't, you'll wish you had.