A Family Across Town
My Father's Double Life, A Memoir
$31.19
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
19 January 2027
Summary
For readers drawn to complex family narratives, a contemporary memoir about uncovering a life-altering family secret.
A Family Across Town is a memoir about secrecy, legacy, and the long shadow of a father’s hidden life. Aynah Askanas and her siblings grew up in a Los Angeles suburb with a pediatrician father whose frequent absences were explained away as “hospital emergency calls.” Only in adulthood did they learn the truth: for decades, their father had mai…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798896362166 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Aynah V. Askanas |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 19 January 2027 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
Critics Review
“This memoir is unique and absorbing, a must-read!”—Leslie Johansen Nack, author of Nineteen
“This memoir reminds us that what is concealed does not disappear. It waits, quietly shaping the lives of everyone it touches. Read it!”—Kristina Amelong, author of What My Brother Knew
Aynah V. Askanas
Aynah V. Askanas is a retired lawyer and college English instructor. A Family Across Town is her debut memoir. She grew up in a Los Angeles suburb and is the mother of two strong-minded daughters, and grandmother to a spirited baby girl. When she’s not reading memoirs and novels, she is drinking wine with friends, watching thrillers, or working out. She lives with her husband in Ventura, California, and enjoys a gorgeous view of the Pacific Ocean.
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