• Author
  • Book
  • Story behind the book
  • Media Links
  • Reviews
Andrew Seaward

Andrew Seaward

About

I am the award-winning author of Some Are Sicker Than Others, a suspenseful revenge thriller with macabre humor set against the backdrop of a drug & alcohol rehabilitation facility. Though my background is in chemical engineering, my true passion in life is writing and acting. I have written and acted in a number of independent productions including the poignant short film, Drowning, which won the Award of Merit at the 2010 Indie Fest.

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

0.0
0 ratings

Description

<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>&quot;A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style.&quot;</strong><strong> - Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.</strong></p>

Story Behind The Book

I used to think I was a pretty sick person. One only had to look at my obscene alcohol consumption before drawing the same conclusion. Then my parents sent me to a rehabilitation facility in Anaheim, CA. There, I learned a universal truth about addicts and alcoholics: Though we may all be sick...Some Are Sicker Than Others.

Media Links

A Portrait of the Artist

🔗 http://aimeebeatricejodoin.blogspot.com/2012/10/some-are-sicker-than-others-by-andrew.html

↗

Reviews

<blockquote> <p style="font-size:13px;">“Gritty, compelling, and astonishingly moving, Some Are Sicker Than Others, achieves that rarest of qualities: It makes us understand the reason for the insanity.” <strong>–Art Lancaster</strong></p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p>“The hopelessness is palpable. Some Are Sicker Than Others could’ve only been written by someone who has experienced, first hand, the crippling effects of addiction.” <strong> –John Dempsey </strong></p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p>“Dark, Gritty, Compelling…a harrowingly emotional experience that rings true to the very last word.” <strong>–Doug Kurtz, acclaimed author of <a href="http://www.writelifecoaching.com/novelsdoug.htm"><span></span></a><span class="-a"><span class="-a"> </span></span></strong></p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p>“Seaward not only weaves an exceptionally well-constructed story with wholly credible characters, he offers deeper insights and relates more factual information about the disease of addiction than any other writer to date.” <strong>–Grady Harp, <a href="http://poetsandartists.com/"></a><a href="http://poetsandartists.com/">POETS &amp; ARTISTS Magazine</a></strong></p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p>“This book will lead you on a serious rollercoaster ride of emotions. Mr. Seaward discusses in very explicit details the mental, psychological, and physical effects of withdrawal and the various stages of recovery. It is a very difficult book to read, but only because it is so honest and direct and confrontational. It forces the reader to view and accept the world of addiction and recovery.” <strong>–Ashley LaMar of <a href="http://www.closedthecover.com/8/post/2012/05/review-some-are-sicker-than-others.html"><font color="#810081">Closed the Cover</font></a> Book Reviews</strong></p></blockquote>