In her own remarkable voice, the granddaughter of Princess Regina Henry, first cousin of Emperor Frederick of Germany and niece of Dr. Adolf Kussmaul, renowned Heidelberg physician, has left a fascinating memoir of her life in New York State. Spanning the first six decades of her long life, it is a vivid account of her difficult childhood, beginning in the 1870's and continuing through the hardships of her adult life during the Great Depression. From her early days as a shy young girl educated at home to her later years filled with both triumph and tragedy, Sophie's story is real life, seen through the eyes of a woman whose spirit was never broken, who lived life as she chose. Written in her own unique conversational style, Sophie's memoir is a valuable contribution to the historic record as well as a gripping story of the strength of the human spirit.