The soul of the women in my stories

How they deal with the fateful events that shape their lives

Over my three novels, three completely different women come onto the stage.

Rachel Covelli, in The Way Things Fall is a quiet, thoughtful person in her early twenties, happy with her own company and not part of the social, party-going scene usually expected of someone her age. Before she develops her career, she falls under the influence — some might say the spell — of Karl Gustav, an astronomer-Egyptologist who taps into a deeper part of her psyche. She feels he is the only man who has ever truly known her. Later, as a successful art critic, she develops greater self-awareness and self-confidence but her attraction to Karl proves to be deep-rooted and inescapable.

Amina Gamel, in In Love With The Night is only fifteen when we first meet her. She is poor, with no hope or ambition for the future. When taken in by a wealthy hotel owners, she lives a life of gratitude, very much in the shadows, and nurses a crush on one of two brothers in the family. It takes a long time for Amina to realize the power of her physical beauty and beguiling personality.

Gabriella Mazhar, in A Long Walk With Fate is in her early thirties. She is a bitter woman, believing her family does not value her contribution to the business. Eventually, this bitterness hardens into a calculated need for a husband and child and a plan to take over the entire enterprise. As the story evolves, Gabi loses her moral compass and her grip on reality.