- Four friends began vacationing at Seneca Lake, NY with their parents at age nine. Even though they only had two weeks together each summer, they built lifelong bonds. Much has changed over the years, and who they are now seems a long way from who they were then. With their 50th birthdays approaching, thoughts about the "meaning of life" fill their heads. But there will be challenges ahead as they embark on an unexpected journey into their past that proves to be both wondrous and deadly.—Brenda & Mike Ancas
- The paperback book version of Who We Were is available at most book stores. The release date of the book was November 1, 2020.
Many of us dream about reliving our past, and this book takes you down that path. It is a fun read, and there are twists and turns at the end that no one will see coming. Four friends began vacationing at a lake in New York with their parents at age nine. Even though they only had two weeks together each summer, they built lifelong bonds. Much has changed over the years, and who they are now seems a long way from who they were then. With their 50th birthdays approaching, thoughts about the "meaning of life" fill their heads. But there will be challenges ahead as they embark on an unexpected journey into their past that proves to be both wondrous and deadly.
The book is 280 pages long and comes signed by the authors, Mike Ancas and Brenda Ancas.
Brenda and Mike Ancas are authors as well as film producers/directors. Films include Chasing Giants (2020), a documentary that follows the men and women who race cars up public roads competing in historic automotive hillclimbs. Tributaries (2021) is a feature-length film about a couple who meet at a Sci Fi convention and begin an intense relationship. Shortly after, Jessica wakes up in a hospital bed only to learn they were involved in a car accident, and that Jeff did not survive. Having never had closure, she struggles to cope with the loss. At times she occasionally still hears his voice or sees his face in a crowd. In an attempt to gain closure and free herself from obsessing about love lost, she makes a series of decisions that yield unexpected results.
Mike Ancas has also penned four automotive how-to books and has acted in films with Jason Momoa, Tom Hanks, Kristen Stewart, Seth Rogen among others.
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