Best known as the writer who introduced French existentialism to English-speaking readers through her translation of Sartre's Being and Nothingness, Hazel E. Barnes has written an autobiography that is both the success story of a professional woman as well as a profoundly moving reflection on growing older. Transcending the personal details of her life, Barnes' memoir stands as an important contribution to the intellectual history of our century."e;An intimate record of our times and of the ongoing issues that challenge us to define ourselves over and over again."e;-Kirkus Reviews"e;An engaging autobiography that spans not only [Barnes'] self-identified period of 'flourishing' but virtually all the twentieth century."e;-Library Journal"e;Thoughtful, gracefully written reflections. . . . Readers will be glad they pursued an unusual woman's intellectual and personal journey."e;-Booklist"e;An accessible, wonderfully written book packed with wisdom and insight."e;-Denver Post"e;Absorbing and satisfying."e;-Gertrude Reif Hughes, Women's Review of Books