Book Signing with Author Andrea Blessum

201 South Main,Rugby ND 58368

29 April, 2023

Description

Book Signing with Author Andrea Blessum. Get a chance to mingle with the author herself and get your copy of “How to Ski When You Can’t Swim” signed. Books will be available to purchase as well as Blessum’s first book, “Count Your Blessums”, a biography. Andrea Blessum began her writing career at age 11, working as a paid correspondent for a pig collectors’ newsletter based in Minnesota. A native of Rugby, ND she lives in Bismarck, ND. All profits to be donated to Freedom Honor Flights for Veterans. Book description: North Dakota farm life in the 1940s required hard work and ingenuity. With no running water or electricity, the Fritel family near Barton melted snow to wash clothes, learned how to do electrical work by reading books and moved their beds into the living room to stay warm in winter. This true story follows Jerome Fritel from his childhood in rural North Dakota across the globe to Vietnam and back. Along the way you’ll meet his grandparents, resilient German-Russian immigrants who left everything behind to create a better life. An inspiring story about taking risks and accepting what you can’t change, How to Ski When You Can’t Swim demonstrates that you can do anything you set your mind to – and have fun along the way.