Lanpher switches from memories of working in the Midwest to her New York City adventures. Both are equally entertaining because even though her location changed, her values never did. Some of the memories of shopping the street markets are especially appealing.

Some of the chapters (the book is divided into fifteen sections - I call them chapters) don’t necessarily deal with one location or the other. The section entitled "On Reading" could have been written about either location. But here location is not of the essence. It is her views on reading that are captivating.

One of the Midwestern memories, "Newspaper Days," details her assignment to cover a tornado in a nearby city. The way she handled the assignment, even though she was given little respect because she was a woman, was an omen that she was going to be a good and sensitive reporter.

It’s a long way from Minnesota to New York but the distance did not change Lanpher’s values as a reporter or as a person. This is a wonderful collection of memories from a gifted writer.