Wednesday, April 04, 2018

Made Up Stories With Made Up Plots

Fiction With Fake Descriptions

Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano. Sicilian woman comes to control her own mafia gang.

The Overstory by Richard Powers. A fictionalized look inside the website overstock.com where a warehouse employee moves up into software development while falling in love with a buyer.

The Italian Party by Christina Lynch.  An exciting tale of political intrigue as a group of Italian immigrants in Encinitas, CA fight against developers trying to take away the immigrants new parrot farm.

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer. Penny was orphaned at four-years-old. She was taken in by Mistress Kweller who raised her to be the ultimate spy - a woman who sells her feminine wiles and violent urges to the highest bidder.

I've Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clark. A collection of short stories about your dog whenever you eat dinner.

Cave of Bones by Anne Hillerman. A wacky journey through the catacombs of Paris with Louise the plumber as he assists his lovelorn sister in pursuing her missing husband.

The Knowledge: a Richard Jury mystery by Martha Grimes. Richard Jury knows things. He knows the ABV of his favorite ale. He knows how many steps from his front door to the curry shop. He knows the correct number of bristles in a hair brush. But, Richard does not know why his dog smells so bad after having just had a bath.

Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison. Ethan was raised by a groundskeeper father and joined the trade. He now maintains the courses at Wimbledon where he tries to catch the eye of the beautiful Eva, an upcoming tennis player from Lithuania.

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