Author Killick presents a loving tribute to his wife, Judy, who, as the narrative unfolds, is revealed as generous, hard-working, intelligent, fun-loving, and a devout Christian whose activities would center on charitable offerings and freely presented religious-themed entertainment. As a child, she learned to play piano and sing soprano, and, with her brother, was always expected to entertain any family guests. Her zest for tap and ballroom dancing would bring her further into the limelight. After a deeply moving "born again" Christian experience, Judy would arrange Bible study groups, even as she served as part of the directors' group for the couple's notably successful chemical company.

As Killick makes clear, Judy had innate star quality and no trace of stage fright. After a nomadic childhood as her family moved through career and home changes in their native Australia, she attained a state intermediate certificate that became "her passport to the big wide world." Her talents did not wane with age. She provided lively entertainment for her husband's eightieth birthday celebration. While Killick's book was in progress, Judy, facing bouts of dementia and other debilitating conditions, passed away, a few hours after she declared that "I want to go to Heaven."

Killick, with a degree in organic chemistry, pursued a career in that realm for eighteen years, after which he and Judy purchased a chemical company and together propelled it to remarkable success. He provides lengthy family and genetic histories that expertly reveal Judy's innate influences and passions. Enjoyable illustrations by Wendy Miles proffer artistic hints of each of the chapters' contents, providing yet another angle of Judy's legacy of "warmth, charm, and whimsy." Killick's biography, so lovingly created and preserved, can offer inspiration for anyone embarking on life's pathway, with an underpinning of strong spiritual guidance that pervades this stirring portrait.

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