MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark., Sept. 23, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The road to any discovery is often winding. The path Ellen Fox chooses leads her to more adventure than she bargains for in Lost and Found (now available through 1stBooks), by Nancy L. Hill.
"There are no coincidences, only happy little accidents."
Is this true? Ellen doesn't buy it. However, when she deserts her comfortable surroundings to travel, she gets more than she bargained for in a small Arkansas town.
Though the acquaintances she makes are kind, they cast strange glances her way. She learns why when she discovers on an intriguing portrait. The painting features a dead woman, who could pass for Ellen's twin. Who is this woman? Does Ellen share an unknown connection with this mysterious figure?
Unearthing a 40-year-old trail of clues, Ellen embarks on a journey to answer the burning questions that haunt her mind. Her adventure takes her from Mississippi to England to Scotland. Along the way, she finds new friends, family and romance. As the pieces of the puzzle fall into place, Ellen exposes deceptions and cover-ups.
As Lost and Found culminates in a brilliant ending, sweeping Ellen up in a whirlwind of half-truths and painful secrets that lead her to far-fetched discoveries that change her forever.
Hill is the author of three nursing books and is a professor emeritus at Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Miss. Since retirement, she enjoys writing and painting. Lost and Found is her first novel.
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