Gina Sorell, a writer who has navigated diverse creative landscapes, brings a wealth of experience to her literary pursuits. After a significant career as a performer across various stages and screens, she returned to her fundamental passion: writing. Sorell balances the introspective nature of novel writing with her role as a Creative Director, where she distills the essence of innovators and entrepreneurs into a single, defining word—their name.
Celebrated as a Buzz Pick by Good Morning America and featured in Read With Jenna's Most Anticipated Books of 2022, this title promises to captivate readers with its engaging narrative. The book is likely to explore compelling themes and character dynamics that resonate with contemporary audiences, making it a must-read for those seeking an impactful literary experience.
Receiving recognition as a Buzz Pick from Good Morning America and being highlighted as one of Read With Jenna's Most Anticipated Books of 2022, this title promises to captivate readers with its engaging narrative and compelling themes. The book is likely to explore relatable characters and thought-provoking situations, making it a must-read for those seeking a fresh and exciting literary experience.
"My father proposed to my mother at gunpoint when she was nineteen, and knowing that she was already pregnant with a dead man's child, she accepted." Thus begins this riveting story of a woman's quest to understand her recently deceased mother, a glamorous, cruel narcissist who left her only child, Elsie, an inheritance of debts and mysteries. While coping with threats that she suspects are coming from the cult-like spiritual program her mother belonged to, Elsie works to unravel the message her dying mother left for her, a quest that ultimately takes her to the South African family homestead she never knew existed. Gina Sorell is a writer, actor, and creative director who was born in South Africa and now lives in Toronto with her family. After two decades as a working actor, including ten years in L.A., she returned to her first love, writing, graduating with distinction from the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. Gina pairs her novel writing with her work as the creative director of Eat My Words, a San Francisco-based branding firm. This is her first novel.