l who survives a childhood of abandonment, foster homes, boarding school, an extended family, and an abusive marriage at eighteen. Following her exit from that marriage at twenty-seven with four children, Saucier devotes her efforts to making a life for her children, furthering her education, and pursuing a career. In the face of prejudice against working mothers and divorcées, Saucier becomes a corporate leader, breaking the glass ceiling at the age of thirty-five as a vice president of Medtronic Inc.