Sandra Schnakenburg is a dual American/Australian citizen. Sandy earned a BS in

finance and international business at Arizona State University and an MBA specializing in

finance and accounting at the University of Southern California. She left a career in

corporate finance in 2010 to study creative nonfiction. She has completed writing

courses at Rice University, Writespace, and The Writers University in Houston. When not

writing, you will find Sandra enjoying her family, nature, hiking, skiing, biking, cooking,

yoga and walking her dogs. She and her husband, Karl, currently split their time

between Houston, Texas and Park City, Utah.

About The Housekeeper’s Secret

Secrets. We all have them. We all love to discover them. We all turn the pages until that secret is revealed. For Sandra Schnakenburg, the secrets she found out about her beloved housekeeper, Lee, were overwhelming. Driven by Lee’s dying wish, Sandy’s simple investigative journey intensifies when she serendipitously discovers Lee’s past and true identity, a gut-wrenching truth hidden for three decades from her family.

On her deathbed, Lee asks Sandy to write her story— a story Lee would often bellow over the years “no one would ever believe!” No word from the story was spoken, even after decades of pestering Lee to the point of anger for details about her past. Years later, Lee’s request sends the author on a deeply emotional journey to find the truth, unearthing shocking secrets about her cherished housekeeper’s past and revelations about her own childhood.Ultimately, The Housekeeper's Secret is a poignant testament to love and survival, revealing the resilience of the human spirit.

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Manteno State Mental Hospital Manteno Township in Kankakee County, Illinois