Growing up in Smallville, USA, during much of what seemed like the great depression or slavery, a young girl Ethel (Effia Mae) tells the story of she and her siblings being passed about after the death of their parents, until their savior Rosetta Ross Grant came to the rescue. This is an epic account of one woman's journey that learned what she was made of from her lineage, the many levels of strengths through trials, errors, tragedies, and the perseverance to make it through valleys and mountains of hardships and devastation. Every emotion will show up as you read this amazing story of Ethel G Wade.