Summary
These are indeed troubling times for entrepreneur Tony Richardson. After years of living an insipid and orderly life on Long Island, the events that led to the tragic death of his fiancée return with resounding fury, starting, oddly enough, when he consents to dine in the company of the beguiling, intrusive Christina Jaloqua. When Christina declares her love, Tony is overwhelmed by fear that his world will be torn apart again. Unwilling to admit that his attitude is because of his growing affection for her, Tony devises a plan to liberate himself from Christina's intrusiveness and return his small, methodical world to order. Tony finds out that logic serves no purpose in affairs of the heart; Christina's elaborate ruse engulfs him in an unplanned marriage and an unwanted pregnancy. Now, locked in a labyrinth of fear, Tony struggles to escape the winding corridors filled with ghastly images from the past.
About the Author
Men who lacked a definite sense of purpose can trace back to a single experience that altered the course of their lives. For some, it was the love of a woman, while for others it was the death of one. In the case of Bradley Booth, the loss of his fiancée to a rare form of leukemia led to him to writing. After the loss of his fiancée he was advised to seek solace by venting his feelings among others who had suffered through the same ordeal. Perhaps, if he had done so, he would never have written. It was her death and the dreams she had had for the future that defined his purpose in life. As for taking so long to publish his story, when asked, he simply answers, ”I apologize.”
