With a Master's degree in film studies from Hornsey College of Art, London, England, Montreal writer Susan Gabori started her career as a camerawoman. She has written and directed documentary films for the National Film Board, the CBC, and CTV, and has also written numerous articles for magazines and newspapers. She is the author of two previous books, In Search of Paradise, about a family of Italian immigrants, and Blind Sacrifice, portraits of eight convicted murderers. A Good Enough Life is an ambitious, fascinating, heart-breaking, and breathtaking work that few would dare undertake.