Marie Hammerling

Distant Turns Marie Hammerling

Tina Perry often wonders how she got to this place in life. The only child of dysfunctional Holocaust concentration camp survivors, Tina learned early to have low expectations. Feeling unworthy of love or acceptance, and although she excels at almost everything, she thinks she is nothing special. When Tina moves to Los Angeles for a new job, she meets Artie Diaz, a charismatic but narcissistic pianist, whose family fled the Argentine Dirty War. Artie showers her with love and affection, something no one had ever done for her, and Tina falls in love. A quarter century and three children later, Tina flees with their teenaged daughter Sarah and drives across the country to start a new life away from his abuse. Tina copes with life and through her Jewish roots, she uncovers hidden dark secrets about her family's past. She also wonders if she and her daughter will ever feel secure again, but when she discovers that Artie knows their location, she fears for her life and for Sarah's safety. Artie's sociopathy makes him capable of anything without remorse, and Tina realizes she could lose everything to this man ... again.