The Secret-Keepers’ Stories by Joyce Lewis-Andrews

Set against tumultuous times that fueled America’s rise as a global powerhouse, the Williams family lived in an era when hardship commingled uncomfortably close to pride, the grit of barely getting by never really washed away, and Frugality, the red-headed step-sister of fun, always tagged along. But as descendants of Welsh storytellers from long ago, Ethel, Annie, Eunice, Clara, Margaret, Joe, Minnie, Evelyn, Betty, Sam, and Mabel chronicled the milestones and achievements of their past with the lore they treasured, the secrets that they held, and the confluence of talent, character, and gumption that drove them. 

This is the journey of three generations of working-class Pittsburghers who carried America’s ambitions through the unwieldy tantrums of the twentieth century to attain their own versions of happily ever after. And while they may have found themselves ensnared in a few mortal flaws along the way, they simply refused to be defined by them. 

The Secret-Keepers’ Stories offers a gentle reflection of who we are, who we’re not, who we were, and who we still might be.