I found Christian Science when I went to visit my sister who lived in a Paris suburb. At that time, I was a hairdresser in Paris. One of my sister's neighbors gave me copies of The Herald of Christian Science, which I read eagerly. That was in 1938, not long before the Second World War.
When that neighbor finally lent me Mrs. Eddy's book, it was exactly what I was looking for. I was enthusiastic, because I did not like what was happening in the world and in my personal life. I was looking for something that would lift me out of the dark hours we were living in and the traditional religion I had been raised in and which did not answer my questions. By then, I had stopped believing in God. As soon as possible, I went with my sister to buy Science and Health. My mother also started reading this book.
We were all unhappy and afraid of Hitler. I had a fiancé who a couple of years later was imprisoned for five years. The issues of the Herald were answering our need for strength and encouragement. Also, I remember we were receiving the Christian Science Quarterly —Bible Lessons, unbound, through Spain.
