A THIRD OF A LIFE
A Family's 25 Years in Foreign Service
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“The driver was very instructive about sights, sounds, and culture. Within a day or so after our arrival in Addis Ababa the family drove into the heart of town with Tehruneh showing us the ropes. I can never forget my three young boys holding up with courage as lepers shoved their stumps and arms into our car windows to gain attention and alms. I was terribly proud of my crew. I honestly didn’t think I was scarring them for life. Rather, it was the seed of world understanding.”
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About the Book
“A Third of A Life” selects the choice middle of a life which has now exceeded 85 years as the only part with stories which clamor to be told. The adventures of a family with three young boys (ages 6, 9 and 11 at the beginning) are recounted with humor and introspection. “Daddy decided to tell about America abroad instead of working on making people eat more pickles, candy and ice cream.” The tale follows the family through subsequent postings after Ethiopia in Ghana and Iran.
About the Author
Margaret Winkler often describes herself only partly in jest as having “more guts than brains”. She says these adventures are evidence of the former. Margaret and her husband Gordon Winkler made a life changing decision in 1963 as a result of John F. Kennedy’s “Ask Not” speech and moved from the suburbs of Chicago to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was the beginning of a 30 year undertaking to further world understanding and accomplished wonders in furthering their own and those of their children.