The Vansellars: Story of a New York Family

Chris Durer's third novel, The Vansellars, is at once a tragedy and a moving tale of hope and redemption. It is an epic story spanning several decades and generations, focusing on the joys and disasters that bless and befall one family that dwells in the very highest echelons of New York society. Beginning in World War II and culminating in the final days of the Reagan administration, The Vansellars focuses on dynamic characters including Jake, a WWII veteran turned Secret Service officer, Julie, a murderous aristocrat, and Amanda, an ambassador's wife with a tawdry past. Through it all including war, disaster, and death the family maintains an unbreakable bond that pulls them together even under the most trying of circumstances.