"This book is the narrative of a great love affair of an American woman from Chicago with the man she met many years ago in a dentist's waiting room in Minnesota in 1948. It also recounts her life and work firsthand, her rich political activities, as well as the complex situations—both personal and political—triggered by the highly publicized divorce from the man to whom she had devoted herself entirely for four decades.

The divorce of Margarita-Andreas (and subsequently Andreas' marriage to a younger woman) not only dominated the headlines in Greece but also made news around the world. It was a divorce in which not only friends and relatives had to take sides, but the entire country as well. For the first time, the details of how the separation came about are described.

Despite her initial hesitations, Margarita Papandreou does not shy away from talking about love and sex. She hides nothing in the pages of her book, even if some parts may not be the most pleasant for a son to read.

She also sheds light on a particular aspect of the women's movement. She was actively involved in the feminist revolution in Greece and North America. While she stood by the side of the Greek politician who changed Greece, Andreas, she created and led the most significant feminist movement in the country, the one that had the greatest influence on women's rights in Greece."

From the Introduction by Nikos Papandreou