GATINEAU, Quebec, Oct. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The quest for peace and tranquility is a common thing people share. A dramatic tale of discovery and reflection is all set to begin as Xlibris releases Summer Breeze, a new book authored by Andree T. Parent and an official entry at this year's California Library Association show.
The text follows the exploits of Emma, a lady who is about to take a month-long vacation at her summer cottage deep in the Gatineau Valley. Away from the hustle and bustle of the big city of Toronto, she forgets her demanding artist or clients. Being a well-renowned art critic and owner of a famous art gallery, her days or nights are never her own; it's always invitations to parties or galas, meeting famous people, or trying to sell the work of an upcoming artist. Her life was not her own.
What she does not expect, however, is how peaceful and quiet everything would be. She never planned on falling in love with a childhood friend or being harassed by an Italian man; her life was never threatened by truckers, nor by no means was she ever caught in the middle of a drug war. After her holidays, will her life ever be quiet again? Read the book to find out.
Summer Breeze will be featured in this year's California Library Association regional book exhibit, which will be held on October 31 to November 1, 2009 at Pasadena, CA. For more information, please visit Xlibris.com or call (888) 795-4274 today.
About the Author
Andree T. Parent was born in 1950 in Gatineau, Canada. Her parents were French Canadian, and she was the youngest of four girls. She attended school in the same city and graduated from High School in 1968 and went to work immediately. At the age of twenty-one, she married her first husband and moved to the country. During the short time of her marriage she had two girls, Sophie and Manon. Later divorced and remarried her childhood sweetheart and had a third child, a boy named Philip.
During her second marriage she became ill and was operated on for Cervical Cancer. Being at home to recuperate she decided to occupy herself by painting and writing. She made several paintings and was very successful in selling them in a local Gallery she then pursued her writing. Her first book was a Canadian recipe book from her ancestors which she decided not to publish but share it with her family. Since she fell in love with the idea of expressing her imagination and ideas on paper she decided to write a second novel Treasure in the sand that will be coming out soon.
Summer Breeze * by Andree T. Parent
Publication Date: December 16, 2008
Trade Paperback; $19.99; 144 pages; 978-1-4363-8134-5
Cloth Hardback; $29.99; 144 pages; 978-1-4363-8135-2
Members of the media who wish to review this book may request a complimentary paperback copy by contacting the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7479. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x. 7876.
For more information, contact Xlibris at (888) 795-4274 or on the web at www.Xlibris.com.