The Seasons of My Life

About the Book

This lively autobiography begins with the gene pool of parents, grandparents and great grandparents. The author's eventful life proceeds from her birth in 1926, through the Great Depression, evacuation from China as a child and later, witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

After World War II, Jacquelyn, her husband and two small children lived on a primitive homestead in Canada for one year. Five children later and forty years old, she was widowed and followed her lifelong dream to see Alaska. Jacquelyn moved to the last frontier in the frozen north and found a husband.

Widowed again, she returned to California, earned a Bachelor's Degree and pursued training as a chaplain. Married a third time, she has made her home in Tuolumne County, California. In entertaining and humorous narration, the author has provided personal vignettes from her interesting siblings and children.

About the Author

Born in 1926, the author experienced the great depression, evacuation from China and Hawaii. She has lived in California, Alaska, Washington State and on a homestead in Canada. Earned a Bachelor's Degree and trained to be a chaplain in a men' prison. Widowed twice and married a third time, she works hard on retirement. Jacquelyn has five children, fourteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She recently wrote a cookbook for her grandchildren who have left home, Bibee Survival Guide, Finding your Way Around the Kitchen.