「為了日後能完全獨立，我知道我必須先獲得良好教育。在我那個年代，女人有三種最好的出路——老師、護士或醫生。而我，選擇當醫生。」

　　在這本知名遺傳學家徐裕芬教授的自傳封面上，有這麼一段感性的獨白。出生於上海的她，歷經二次大戰與國共戰爭的劫難，在大陸顛沛流離，卻始終不忘奮發求學。之後她輾轉回到臺灣，在臺大醫學院實踐了她的夢想。畢業後轉赴美國謀職，更歷經了種種考驗與磨難……

　　本書以感性口吻述說了這位臺大校友波瀾壯闊的一生，當中更富含不屈不撓的努力與圓融的人生智慧，值得推薦給每位讀者。

Chapter 1 My Birth and My Parents
Chapter 2 My Aunt Wanted to Adopt Me
Chapter 3 The Years before the Japanese Invasion
Chapter 4 The War Started
Chapter 5 Frequent Air Raids
Chapter 6 The Years in Sichuan: I Started Schooling
Chapter 7 The Years before the End of the War
Chapter 8 Japan Surrendered
Chapter 9 Out Trip Back to Shanghai
Chapter 10 A Critical Period of My life
Chapter 11 The remaining time in Shanghai
Chapter 12 The high school days in Taiwan
Chapter 13 The College Entrance Examination
Chapter 14 Pre-med Years: Dating a Classmate
Chapter 15 A Student Physician” for My Parents
Chapter 16 Training in Psychiatry and an Engagement
Chapter 17 My First Year in the U.S.
Chapter 18 The Second Stop in the U.S.: San Antonio
Chapter 19 Married Life: The Birth of Our First Child
Chapter 20 Our First Year in New York: The Taste of Poverty
Chapter 21 My Fellowship Years From Endocrinology to
Cytogenetics
Chapter 22 Moments of Happiness and Moments of Sadness
Chapter 23 Dad`s Achievements after 70
Chapter 24 Climbing the Ladder: A Career in Academic Medicine
Chapter 25 My Family Life: Raising Three Children
Chapter 26 My Best Friend,Happy
Chapter 27 One Door Closed; Another Door Opened
Chapter 28 The Beginning of the New Endeavor
Chapter 29 The Emotional Trip to China in 1978
Chapter 30 Taste of Being Someone Important
Chapter31 The Years That Dad Lived with Us
Chapter32 Chromosome Mosaicism Became My Subspecialty
Chapter33 Work Stress and Health
Chapter34 Part of Me Died – Was It My Fault?
Chapter35 Life after PDL: The First Three Years
Chapter36 My Grace Is Sufficient for Thee
Chapter37 Approaching the Golden Years