We live in a world where ‘normal’ does not truly exist except as an idea or concept. For each of us, where and how we grew up plays a foundational role in our sense of ‘normal’, and only when we begin to experience the ‘bigness and diversity’ of the world are we tempted to evaluate our roots.

Noel Hynd has sold more than four million copies of his books

PAMELA BINNINGS EWEN practiced law for twenty-five years and recently retired as a partner with the international law firm of BakerBotts, L. L.