Finding My Road to Felicity
Tales of a life well lived.
About Robert
Robert Merrick Fuller was born in 1946 in Ludlow, Massachusetts, where he grew up on a 150-year-old farm and witnessed his family’s dairy business slowly decline. Despite early struggles in school and being raised in an environment with few expectations for achievement, Fuller found a way to forge his own path. After recognizing that the dairy business wasn’t his future, he pursued his passion for cooking, studying at the Culinary Institute of America. Over the next 40 years, he built a successful career in the culinary world, all while drawing inspiration from his Mayflower ancestry. His story is one of overcoming adversity and finding his own definition of happiness, proving that with resilience, transformation, and a willingness to rewrite one’s story, anything is possible.
About the Book
What if the circumstances you were born into didn’t define your future?
Robert Merrick Fuller grew up in a 150-year-old farmhouse in Ludlow, Massachusetts, where his family ran a struggling dairy delivery business—a way of life that was rapidly fading by the 1950s. Raised in an environment with little emphasis on achievement, he faced early academic failures and an uncertain future. However, he refused to be defined by his beginnings.
Praise
If there is one thing Robert Fuller wants readers to grasp while reading his memoir, it is that anyone can make their life what they want it to be. After all, as he states throughout, if he can do it, anyone can.
—Independent Book Review
Narrated in a straightforward manner and sprinkled with personal photographs, Fuller sweeps readers into a story of both people and places...
—Publishers Weekly
Fuller has indeed led a fascinating life, and his passion is palpable and contagious. The willingness to make mistakes, the inevitability of failure, and unending perseverance are relatable and inspiring themes... as the author proudly asserts that, with passion and tenacity, everyone can find their “felicity.”
—Kirkus Reviews
A Life in Photos
