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Category:
Literary Fiction
Type: Fiction
Pages: 458
Copyright: May 4, 2010
Two women, two mortal enemies…
One, a parasztok Jewish emigre, from the Mezőség valley of Hungary
The other, a Latina heir to the Giordanna skin care legacy
Haunted by past deeds in Budapest, Jewish Hungarian refugee, Ava Dózsa has a cruel disregard for others to satisfy her own objectives. “Crazy Ava” is a seasoned professional victim, with a history of manipulation that has destroyed the lives of more experienced opponents than Marci Morales and her husband, Javier. As a Soviet Bloc prostitute used for a mixture of sex, scandal and secret dealings to ferret out dissenters and pro-revolutionaries, she has learned the fine art of incrimination. She incorporates the help of a hardened meth addict to destroy Marci Morales and her husband.
Marci Morales, once heir to the Giordanna skin care legacy was removed from any inheritance after she married against her father’s approval. She recovers from a lifetime of political activism and a violent, political kidnapping in Nicaragua, seeking a peaceful retirement with her husband in Las Vegas. When Javier Morales is found murdered by the pool, Marci is certain Ava's footprints are all over his death. But, when she vacations in the French Riviera, she realizes someone is following her.
ALL THAT’S HOLY is a character driven upmarket literary, adult fiction plot between two women more alike than they realize; but from two diversely different beginnings. It is set in an international backdrop of Hungary, the French Riviera, St. Moritz, Spain, Morocco and Las Vegas. The story spans over two generations, in 90,000 words.
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