After nine decades of intensive life, both as a writer and as a woman, Ruby Devereaux may be done with writing, but the publishing industry is still expecting her to honour her contractual obligations. When it comes to making money from someone else´s talent, there is no limit of greediness. With 20 years of experience in the field, Marina knows how to deal with complicated authors and demanding publishers, thus she will convince Ruby to write one more work; a story of her scandalous life in 12 relationships.
From New York to London, Saigon or Budapest, Ruby won many hearts and spent unique moments, navigating fame and men, more or less suited for her. But while she is coming at terms with her romantic past, Ruby is able to have a last say on the stories. She is the one who is setting the tone and sharing the content. A full life comes at end.
The Scandalous Life of Ruby Devereaux by M.J. Robotham is a slow paced insightful account of a life. The romantic tales, interrupted only by some current day intermezzos, are sometimes ironic, even hilarious, which make the voice of Ruby unique in the general setting of the story. I personally liked even more Marina, the smart publisher, for her trained mind for coping with any kind of challenges.
If you are looking for a book that will display in the front of your mind a long story of loves extended during almost a century, this book may offer you some good ideas with some insights into the unique life of a woman writer, a character in herself.
Rating: 3 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
Thanks for the blog tour support x
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