A memoir about the upheaval caused in her life when the author's family moved from the Muncie, Indiana depicted in her previous memoir, How Dear to My Heart, to Chicago, when the author was eleven years old and her brother four. "First Edition" stated on Copyright Page. This copy has been signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Dust Jacket, in new archival-quality Brodart Protector ; light chipping at head & heel of spine, which is a bit sun-faded; edge wear in some places, including small chips, light creases, and a few closed tears; a few small scuff marks and areas of light soiling; light browning along folds between panels and flaps and around outer edges of DJ in some areas; front panel remains bright, with attractive cover drawing by Alice Harvey, who also contributes numerous interior illustrations to the book. Book has tan boards quarter-bound in green cloth with black lettering along spine and Alice Harvey drawing of mother and children looking at statue of lion on front cover in black; ends tanned, with some areas of light soiling; blank end papers and paste-downs; tightly bound with clean pages . Signed on FFE ; 7.70 X 5.50 X 0.90 inches; 229 pages; Signed by Author