Euphrasia barbier biography of michael jackson

“Life is either a daring adventure, or it is nothing.”

                                                                                                              [Helen Keller]

The fourth day of January 1829 dawned with dark ominous clouds threatening  to shower and engulf the earth with their burden of snow.

A cold fierce wind howled angrily around the sturdy walls of a small second floor flat trying in vain to dislodge the windows and door that rattled and wriggled in strong objection.

Louis Barbier, a shoemaker, lived with his wife, Adele in this small but cosy flat.

They were French and their humble flat was in a small town called Caen in the northern province of Normandy

As the weather wreaked havoc outside on this cold January morning, Adele, Louis’ wife, was experiencing the pain and pangs of giving birth to their first child, helped by her mother and grandmother.

Louis sat beside the fire worried and distressed,