When you reach the end of Emilie Betts' courageous memoir, "Shadows in My House of Sunshine," you will feel like you are old friends. Her writing takes you on her life's journey, from the loss of a happy childhood home during the Great Depression, through her family's struggle to survive, to the later years of her life, when a surprise twist showed her a happy home could be anywhere. Emilie's story is brave in its honesty, engaging in its frank look at her life, and clever in the way it weaves in historic events of the 20th century. Each of her homes has a connection to societal changes (the...