Published: Oct. 01, 2011
Words: 100,660 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465974723

Short description

Fractured Facade, a novel written as memoir, is the tale of a father's death, a daughter's life, and a sociopath's vendetta.

Extended description

The peaceful life in Southwest Virginia Marie had taken for granted is shattered the moment she receives a phone call from her brother, “I just got a call from a detective. Daddy’s dead.”

After rushing to her family home in Brooklyn, New York, Marie seeks answers to her father’s mysterious death. Instead, disturbing occurrences and acts of betrayal magnify her questions.

Marie is not surprised her unheeded suspicions regarding her father’s ex-girlfriend were valid, but she is astonished how oblivious so many people had been, and continue to be, to the wily ways of the con artist.

Inheriting her father’s scheming ex-girlfriend becomes a journey Marie never imagined she’d be forced to travel.

Written as memoir, “Fractured Facade” is a cautionary tale for anyone who is concerned about a parent after that parent loses their spouse. The survivor is often thrust into the “single world,” an unfamiliar world, quite different from the dating scene of their youth, a.. (Read more) The peaceful life in Southwest Virginia Marie had taken for granted is shattered the moment she receives a phone call from her brother, “I just got a call from a detective. Daddy’s dead.”

After rushing to her family home in Brooklyn, New York, Marie seeks answers to her father’s mysterious death. Instead, disturbing occurrences and acts of betrayal magnify her questions.

Marie is not surprised her unheeded suspicions regarding her father’s ex-girlfriend were valid, but she is astonished how oblivious so many people had been, and continue to be, to the wily ways of the con artist.

Inheriting her father’s scheming ex-girlfriend becomes a journey Marie never imagined she’d be forced to travel.

Written as memoir, “Fractured Facade” is a cautionary tale for anyone who is concerned about a parent after that parent loses their spouse. The survivor is often thrust into the “single world,” an unfamiliar world, quite different from the dating scene of their youth, and one where some people create facades to mask their true intentions. Sadly, loneliness can sometimes cause an otherwise intelligent person to behave foolishly.

“Fractured Facade” is the tale of a father’s death, a daughter’s life, and a sociopath’s vendetta.
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Tags

suspense, mystery, fictional memoir, family saga, betrayal, brooklyn, contemporary fiction, sociopathic personality, widower dating, relationships and families, fiction contemporary women, father and daughter, drama and tension

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Review by: Margaret Manuel on Jan. 10, 2012 :
What a superbly written tale! Spare in details,yet captivating. It's as candid as a conversation with Maria herself. A good story entertains. This goes beyond, actually takes you there,and and lingers awhile!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: JaZzyMaE Media on Jan. 10, 2012 :
Highly recommended! The story is compelling and engrossing and rings very true. At the same time it's highly educational about how to prepare for a loved one's demise. I can't tell the difference between what parts are true and what might have been fictionalized, that's how real it is.

Congrats and thanks to Elena for writing such a meaningful book. I look forward to reading more from you.

- Laurie Lamson, co-editor Now Write! Screenwriting and Now Write! Mysteries
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Denise DACKW on Dec. 28, 2011 :
I HAVE PUT OFF WRITING A REVIEW...BEING VERY INTIMIDATED BY YOUR WRITING SKILLS.. AFTER HEARING YOU TALK ABOUT WRITING THIS STORY AND GETTING A PREVIEW OF YOUR ACTUAL MANUSCRIPT I COULDN'T WAIT TO BUY MYSELF A COPY. I REALLY ENJOYED READING YOUR STORY. I COULD PICTURE SITTING AT YOUR TABLE WHILE YOU'RE TELLING ME YOUR STORY. I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF AGGRAVATION AND WORRYING ABOUT YOUR DAD OVER THE YEARS. I'M SO SORRY THE WAY THINGS TURNED OUT. IT MUST HAVE BEEN HARD RELIVING ALL THAT HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I FEEL YOUR PAIN AND HOPELESSNESS TRYING TO PROTECT YOUR DAD FROM THAT EVIL ($@%&#)! YOU DID A GREAT JOB AND I CAN'T WAIT TILL YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE DONE. HURRY UP. LOL
DENISE WLAZLO
(reviewed long after purchase)

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