Anne McNicholas, was born in a small town in southern Illinois in the year 1923, the daughter of Lydian Faith Kuse and Anton Kusavicius, a Russian immigrant and a subject of the Cz...view moreAnne McNicholas, was born in a small town in southern Illinois in the year 1923, the daughter of Lydian Faith Kuse and Anton Kusavicius, a Russian immigrant and a subject of the Czar of Russia, whose parents were killed in the 1917 Russian Revolution. Anton was able to escape capture and flee to the United States, “Memoirs”, her first novel was so well received that she decided to carry on her love of writing and had her second novel “Thank you Jesus” published at the age of 89, it is a novel in which she introduces her characters in a humorous tale of whirlwind fantasy, characters are live people and others are fictictional, you’ll fall in love with her characters especially Sissi a monkey, who is constantly causing trouble for her owner Mario, who is from Chicago’s back of the yard neighborhood. She’s a thief but smart enough not to get caught, Bozo is a beagle hound and Sissi’s partner in crime. Sissi drives a Porsche, and cruises the streets with her friends. “Skippy, a friendly Camel has revolutionized the mode of travel in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. “The Sequel” is a continuation of hilarious happenings in Chicago, Illinois, and Acapulco, Mexico. “The Sequel is humorous, informative and educational.view less