“[O]ffers a unique, historically informed perspective on a fascinating nation.” —Kirkus Reviews

"I relished the introspective and lighthearted story telling by Caroline as she navigated the winding paths in her two very distinct worlds. [...] I was elated to find that her colorful journey and deliberation afforded her the best possible conclusion – Ethiopia and America are indeed different but they may be the yin and yang that we all seek." —Dr. Woubeshet Ayenew, Former Chairman of the Board, Ethiopian Community of Minnesota Organization (ECM)

"… a very interesting memoir worth sharing with a global audience.” —Dr. Worku L. Mulat, President of Ethiopian Institute of Resilience and Climate Change Adaptation, honorary professor at Wollo University and research associate at The Tree Foundation.

"I finished this gripping story in a couple sittings because I wanted to know, badly, what would come of this remarkable girl raised on a ridge between two very different worlds. From the earliest age, Caroline Kurtz had to negotiate tensions between her parents’ driven idealism and the resolute traditionalism of peasants who still dressed in hand-woven shawls and plowed with oxen. This is a lyrical rendering of life lived on a fault-line between cultures, where accepted beliefs grind together and sometimes collapse. Read the book and see who emerges." —Tim Bascom, author of Chameleon Days and Running to the Fire