by Donna Buthuru

This is a booklet in which a 67-year old woman tells us about her life. Donna Buthuru was born and grew up in Fiji. She married there, had six children and worked hard at a lot of different jobs. She moved to British Columbia when she was in her middle age and found more jobs in Canada. She is now learning how to read and says "All my life I have worked very hard. But now I am thinking maybe my life is better."

Women who are beginning to read may want to start at the last story on page 19. There are photographs and fewer words on each page. Once women have read this story, they may want to go back to the beginning. There are more words on the pages at the start and no photographs.

This is a good story for women who are immigrants to Canada. Women who are working hard for their families and at low paying jobs will know what Donna Buthuru is talking about. Older women and women who want to talk about women's lives will like the way she survived. It is a good "reading" book and a good book to start a conversation.

A review by the Halifax Working Group, Halifax, N.S.