How much would you sacrifice to hide a secret? The answer reveals itself as Andee Camp, after inheriting a box of old photographs and journals, accepts a challenge from her mother to write a novel based on their family. What evolves is not only the fulfillment of a dream, but the reality of her relationship with her parents an... d theirs with each other.
As Andee writes the stories of two sets of twins born on the same day seventeen hundred miles apart, the mysteries defining the Smith and Brown families become more poignant as the pieces in the complicated puzzle begin to fit together.
The very fabric of long-held truths unravel in a tapestry woven with love and betrayal, joy and tragedy, humor and melancholy. As a reader, if given the opportunity, would you like to examine your own life in a box?
Life in a Box is a roller coaster ride until the very end providing a blend of mystery and history as the colorful and memorable characters come alive on the pages. It is like leaping off the diving board and seeing the sky from the bottom of the pool. When the author breaks through the ripples, readers understand the depth of the layered story...a literary gem.read more
BIOGRAPHY I was born in Southern California and moved at age five to my Dad’s home state of Texas, residing in Midland. After graduating from high school my eyes were on attending a small liberal arts college in Louisiana, majoring in dance with aspirations of a Broadway career. My daddy, whom I adored, set this pipedream asid... e suggesting that unless I wanted to be a teacher or a nurse, a better option would be to find a job. Thus, my jazz hands were relegated to typing and shorthand with my professional career beginning in the banking industry, moving into public relations executive recruiting until the explosion of the Internet changed the way employers searched for employees.
After my husband retired, we relocated to East Texas where I handled publicity for the Women’s Club and became chairperson of our book club, 86 strong on the e-mail list. “Without the encouragement, prodding, and cheerleading of these members who believed in me before I did, my novel would still be a flight of fancy.”
Oscar Wilde once said, “A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” This dreamer’s dream came full circle with the publication of my literary novel, Life in a Box, debuting July 2017.read more
