Scorpio Rising
Author Monique Domovitch
Set in New York and Paris amid the glamorous and competitive worlds of art and real estate, Scorpio Rising takes the reader from the late 1940s to the 1960s through the tumultuous lives of its heroes. There is Alex Ivanov, the son of a Russian immigrant and part-time prostitute. He yearns to escape his sordid life and achieve fame and fortune. His dreams of becoming a world-class builder are met with countless obstacles, yet he perseveres in the hope of someday receiving the recognition he craves. Half a world away, Brigitte Dartois is an abused teenager who runs into the arms of a benefactor with an agenda all his own. When she finds out that her boss has an ulterior motive, she flees again, determined to earn her living through her art. This career brings her fame, but also the unwanted attention of her early abuser.
It's the holidays and you've received an invitation to your favorite new thriller author's house for dinner. My advice, give her a peck on the cheek under the mistletoe, bring shiny babbles and leave the marshmallow yams at home! Do this, and you'll be a hit!
Q: What’s your favorite holiday tradition?
A: Kissing under the
mistletoe, drinking lots of eggnog
and opening presents.
Q: We always talk about our favorite holiday dishes, but what’s
the one that makes you cringe? You
know the one that you pass on every year, yuck!
A: Yams baked with
marshmallows topping. Oh so, so gross.
Q: Black Friday?
Yes or no? Why?
A: I don’t enjoy
shopping in crowds, so no for me. I like to do my shopping on any given Monday
morning when there’s hardly a soul around.
Q: If you could receive any gift, what would it be?
A: Hmm, let’s see.
Anything? Then definitely diamond earrings the size of doorknobs. But I’m more
likely to get the doorknob.
Q: What three books would make your top Best of 2012 list?
A: I rarely read books
when they first make the bestseller list, so my best books this year are not
necessarily books that were published this year. I loved Girl Gone. It, like my
own Scorpio novels was based on the premise that damaged children become
damaged adults. The choices they make are sometimes difficult to understand.
I also loved A Trick
of the Light, a murder mystery by a new Canadian author I recently discovered,
Louise Penny. She writes beautifully. It was also wonderful for me to read and
recognize all my familiar haunts from when I lived in Montreal. And I know this
one is a few years old but I also loved Mortal Friends by Jane Stanton
Hitchcock. That lady can write a spell around you. I couldn’t put it down. If
you had asked me for a fourth and fifth favorite books I would have added
Scorpio Rising and The Sting of the Scorpio. Gosh those are such great page
turners. Oh wait, I wrote those. But
I just know you’ll love them too.
Q: Which ‘Who’ are you? What Dr. Seuss character from Whoville
would you be? Which one do you
identify the most with and why?
A: Oh. I’m definitely
the mayor’s wife, because I too can juggle 97 kids (or at least three dogs) and
keep the house impeccably organized. (My husband won’t see this, right?)
Q: Do you make a New Year’s Resolution? Why or why not? What’s your record, success or epic
fail?
A: My resolution is
always the same, lose a few pounds. And I’ve lost those same pounds countless
times, so yes, I am successful at keeping my resolution, but those pounds keep
finding their way home—sometime around April Fool’s, which also happens to be
my birthday. I blame it on the cake. It’s gotten too big, you know, to hold all
those candles.
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