Her Mother's Daughter - Couverture souple

Jaffe, Susanne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0997123516 ISBN 13 : 9780997123517

Editeur : WGPress, 2016

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Pr�sentation de l'�diteur :

Like the novels of Jojo Moyes, Liane Moriarity, Barbara Delinsky, this is a contemporary woman's novel that resonates with emotional impact and insight. Vivienne Bastain's life is an emotional roller-coaster ride, taking her from San Francisco to Paris to New York, with one constant: her mother Denise who is psychopathically needy for a love that will not leave her. This need goes beyond control to dangerous duplicity, destroying her daughter's sense of self, making her easy prey for manipulation and betrayal by others. Vivienne becomes a celebrated jewelry designer; along the way are three men, two of whom sully the word 'love' due to their own warped insecurities, and one, Jack, who loves her truly but cannot penetrate the wall of self-protection she builds around herself to shield her from the hurt orchestrated in the name of maternal devotion. And then there is her 'best friend', Maggie, a young woman who is dying a slow death of jealousy until she has no choice but to strike out--and strike hard. Over the years, Vivienne has been so afraid that her mother is right: only a mother's love can be trusted; anyone else's will disappear, disappoint, damage. She does not trust herself to love; how can she since she is her mother's daughter. Here is a story about secrets, about lies, about family. About self-discovery and strength. About bad choices and wise decisions. Most of all, this is a story about love, defined differently by those who feel it and those who use it.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Susanne Jaffe is a former New Yorker who was a long-time editor and executive in publishing, specializing in developing 'new voices' in fiction. Fifteen years ago she moved to Columbus, Ohio, where she still lives, to become the executive director of Thurber House, a nonprofit literary center. She recently resigned to concentrate on her writing, which she loves. "Her Mother's Daughter" and "La Patrona" (also available as a CreateSpace book) are her two newest print and digital novels. Four older books are now available as e-books from Amazon. Check them all out on her website: www.susannejaffe.com. She considers herself above all a storyteller, someone who wants to engage readers on a journey with characters they can relate to, in situations that capture their imagination. She is an avid movie-goer, dog lover (especially pugs and Boston terriers), and a fan of old time rock 'n' roll. Most of all, she loves to read and write. Her novels are stories about contemporary women who find themselves caught in situations of emotional, psychological and occasionally physical jeopardy, and who discover their own inner strength to become the women they are destined to be: Cinderella stories with an edge. She would love to hear from you so visit her at: www.susannejaffe.com.

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