Description:
Circa 1950-60's fictional tale spun around the true-life memoir of the author's moving and cathartic journey as she chronicles her mother Cynthia's illicit affair with Laurence, her best friend Anna's husband. In painful, but sometimes humorous recollection, she gives an account of the lover's 3000-mile desperate run with Laurence's abducted twin sons, Cynthia's two children, and their lovechild. The escape from New York to California offers them a new beginning, where they assume the identity of Reverend and Mrs. Laurence Greene-and despite the hypocrisy, the Reverend rules his house with a twisted fanatical iron fist.
Brief description: Michele E. Carter lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband of forty-six years. After three decades in both the corporate world and the nonprofit arena, Michele retired to do what she was meant to do-write. Hand Me Downs is her debut novel.