Author: | Sandra Toro | ISBN: | 9781311809216 |
Publisher: | Sandra Toro | Publication: | October 24, 2015 |
Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
Author: | Sandra Toro |
ISBN: | 9781311809216 |
Publisher: | Sandra Toro |
Publication: | October 24, 2015 |
Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
Language: | English |
Olivia’s Triumph is the story of a Russian Jewish family who must flee from the pogroms in Tsarist Russia because the father has been identified as an enemy of the Tsar. He leaves behind a pregnant wife and children; they escape from Russia two years later and the family is reuinited in Washington, D. C. For beautiful Olivia Arnold dreams were not enough. In the scandalous world of the capital, she would risk everything to make them come true. She would fight her way to the top, become the confidante of America’s most powerful political leaders, and build a fabulous business dynasty. But she would also fall passionately--and disastrously--in love. One blinding desire would become her obsession and lead to a shocking secret...a secret Olivia would hide until she achieved her final triumph...a secret that would shock her children and the world. This novel is based on a real family and their oral histories.
Olivia’s Triumph is the story of a Russian Jewish family who must flee from the pogroms in Tsarist Russia because the father has been identified as an enemy of the Tsar. He leaves behind a pregnant wife and children; they escape from Russia two years later and the family is reuinited in Washington, D. C. For beautiful Olivia Arnold dreams were not enough. In the scandalous world of the capital, she would risk everything to make them come true. She would fight her way to the top, become the confidante of America’s most powerful political leaders, and build a fabulous business dynasty. But she would also fall passionately--and disastrously--in love. One blinding desire would become her obsession and lead to a shocking secret...a secret Olivia would hide until she achieved her final triumph...a secret that would shock her children and the world. This novel is based on a real family and their oral histories.