Mailbox: A Scattershot Novel of Racing, Dares and Danger, Occasional Nakedness, and Faith

In 76 funny and poignant linked vignettes, 13-year-old agnostic protagonist Sandy Drue delivers the story of her personal quest. Her family has moved from New York City to Small Town USA -- not an easy move, especially for Sandy's artist/intellectual mother who feels, the more her children adapt to their new community, like she's hosting foreign exchange students who never leave. Sandy is in-between -- between her mother's mindset and her own, between childhood and adulthood, between geographical and cultural divisions, and in the 1970s, between political conflicts in American history and a changing economy. She is searching for the Meaning of Life, and she generously and honestly shares what she finds. A compulsively readable tale of the mysteries and mischief, struggles and victories of growing up -- a fantastic piece of contemporary fiction as true to life as a careful documentary.

Author: Nancy Freund
Publisher: Gobreau Press
Published: 05/10/2015
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9780988708488

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2015