All That We Hide

by Karen Buscemi

A tuberculosis diagnosis landed Marilyn VanHoosen in Trudeau Santorium in upstate New York, far away from her vaccinated friends, who were enjoying their senior year of high school on milkshake-sweet dates and attending formal dances. Confined to a sterile bed in the infirmary or freezing during outdoor “cold cure” treatments in the middle of winter, she had plenty of time to wonder if the lack of medical care was a purposeful way to remove her from the home where her father had disappeared yet again. But when angelic-faced Henry Winters was placed in the bed across from her, what Marilyn thought would be a welcome distraction to her family troubles turned into another layer of helplessness as the closer they got, the sicker Henry became.

242 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 14, 2019

About the author

Karen Buscemi lives in Rochester Hills with her husband, two sons, and one uncoordinated cat. She's a longtime writer and editor, painter and photographer.

She has authored the novels All That We Hide (Starryeyed Press), The Makeover (Starryeyed Press), Saturday Nights at the God Cafe (CreateSpace), and two nonfiction titles: Split In Two: Keeping It Together When Your Parents Live Apart (Orange Avenue Publishing/Zest Books); and I Do, Part 2: How to Survive Divorce, Co-Parent Your Kids, and Blend Your Families Without Losing Your Mind (Norlights Press).

She's also had articles published in Women’s Health, Self, The Huffington Post, Figure, Successful Living and The Detroit News. As a former magazine editor, Karen made many appearances on metro Detroit news shows to talk about fashion, and even gave a TEDx talk.

Reviews

[Anna Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly recommend this book. It is a sweet love story with a few twist and turns. Enjoy!