Testimonials 

“When I was small I was always told that confiding in others, talking about oneself, simply wasn’t done. And indeed, my parents, my grandparents and all my ancestors before them never confided in anyone. Today, as their daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter, I hardly know anything about them. I know nothing about my parents’ life before I arrived, or about my grandmother’s life, although I spent a lot of my childhood with her. This is for my granddaughters, who are so difficult to talk to at the moment when they dash past like a gust of wind between a sports lesson and a birthday party. I wanted to write this book so that they won’t feel the same “emptiness”. Despite what I was taught, I have decided to talk about myself, to confide in someone.”
    Françoise, 73 years old, 2 children



“I decided to do this book to tell my story to my descendants. In fact, my grandchildren are beginning to ask me about my life and I think that my own children will be interested in it when they are older because I’m a lot more curious today about my father’s life than I was when I was forty. At that time I was working and bringing up my children, so I didn’t have time to think about. But now I have four grandchildren and I want to leave them a trace of my extraordinary adventures. So, since I’m not great at writing, I’m delighted to have someone do it for me!”
Claude 60 years old, 2 boat trips around the world



“When I was a child, I didn’t try to collect a lot of information on my grandparents. The stories told by grandfathers who would begin by telling you about the war used to bore me stiff! However, I regret this now and I tell myself that if I don’t transmit some details to my children and my grandchildren, these details will be lost. We communicate well within the family, but my children and grandchildren don’t know a lot about my parents and even less about my grandparents and ancestors, and even certain episodes from my youth. This book will make it possible to leave a trace of all that.”
    Michel 75 years old, 4 children, 13 grandchildren


“Completing my memories has given me the certainty that I’m  leaving my descendants something valuable and everlasting. The history of my life and my ancestors I know will be treasured by my descendants perhaps more than any other material possessions I could leave them. Besides, the experience of writing my memories has been an unforgettable experience for me personally which I have enjoyed tremendously.”
Segundo Perez, 79 years old, 2 children, 2 grandchildren