A virtual Cinderella Story. A memoir about a poor abused girl growing up in the South Bronx in New York who self educated herself to become a successful Mother Businesswoman and Entrepreneur. The many companies that Pat has stared and owned were named "Meant To Be." This book was Meant To Be. Read this book and you will discover your dreams can be accomplished through determination mixed with true goodness. The good things that came to Pat were earned through the sadness of her youth. She found a way to survive hunger, over coming the cruelty of her Parents and peers, lack of education, she developed an incredible imagination in making something out of nothing.