EVERYONE HAS A SECRET

ISBN: 0595263402

Author: Compton, Diana

Condition: New

Product Description A simpler, more peaceful time in a rural community?-not in this family. Grandma Lottie is visiting her son's family for the holidays. This is a family in crisis, facing painful issues and quickly splitting apart. The holidays may not be thankful or merry. Is it Lottie's intuition or an accident that she arrives just in time? It takes her wisdom and sensitivity to hold her family together. The characters come alive as they share their individual secrets and aspirations: Some painful, some whimsical, some artistic, some celebrating the travails of youth and some celebrating the wisdom and experience that only comes with age. Everyone Has A Secret will touch your heart as you identify with a family facing the pains, the joys, the challenges of life. Even Lottie shares a secret she thought forever lost in World War II. Share the family's secrets, celebrate the love of a family and cheer for your own Grandma Lottie. About the Author The Four of Us met at a writers group that started in an adult writing class. When the class was completed we decided that we?d meet every week and try and offer support and encouragement to each other in our individual writing projects. During a slow period we decided that since we worked so well together we?d try our hand at co-writing a book. Everyone Has A Secret is the result of that decision. Diana - born in Illinois has been writing stories since she was about eight years old. She has published travel articles in an Airline industry newspaper and Ancestry magazine. She has written four novels, three screenplays and several children's stories. Her other passions are genealogy, scuba diving, and escorting photographic safaris to Africa. Diana lives in Salt Lake City with her husband. Jennifer - born and raised in Salt Lake City Utah where she lives with her husband and three children has loved writing for as long as she can remember. Her first memorable piece was a small ?newspaper? hand written on a steno pad with photos attached. She went on to write for school newsletters and journalism publications. She received a BA in Journalism from the University of Utah. Jennifer writes screenplays, poetry and short stories. Kaye - holds two Masters? Degrees from the University of Utah and an Ed.D from Brigham Young University. She was a teacher and administrator in Utah's largest school district and was selected as the administrator to open a new elementary school. Kaye has been a featured speaker in conferences on education and creativity. She developed a state of the art teacher recruiting system including a training component for recruiters. As an adjunct professor she teaches graduate courses in curriculum, learning theory and administration. Kaye, a writer of short stories lives in Midway Utah with her husband where she is currently engaged in writing an historical fiction novel. David - a native of Utah and a graduate of the University of Utah has enjoyed writing as a hobby his entire life. He has written several short stories and screenplays and is currently working on a new screenplay. His own grandmother, Lottie, was an international traveler, storyteller and writer. He attributes his early interest in these pursuits to spending many happy, childhood days with Lottie. David lives in Salt Lake City with his wife.