The Opposite of Serendipity - Zatarain, Vicki
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The Opposite of Serendipity is essentially a coming of "old" age story. Iantha embarks on her fifth decade of life, distant from her previous somewhat blissful quiddity of her hometown New Orleans. As the door closed on many aspects of her old existence, Iantha encounters the world of tango, quite by happenstance, in her new environs of Washington D.C. Through tango Iantha develops lifelong friendships, including a brief yet oddly eternal "fairy" tale (not "fairy tale") romance with a young Brazilian, Gabriel. By living quixotically, Gabriel teaches her that there is poetry in an otherwise…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The Opposite of Serendipity is essentially a coming of "old" age story. Iantha embarks on her fifth decade of life, distant from her previous somewhat blissful quiddity of her hometown New Orleans. As the door closed on many aspects of her old existence, Iantha encounters the world of tango, quite by happenstance, in her new environs of Washington D.C. Through tango Iantha develops lifelong friendships, including a brief yet oddly eternal "fairy" tale (not "fairy tale") romance with a young Brazilian, Gabriel. By living quixotically, Gabriel teaches her that there is poetry in an otherwise prosaic world. In her journey to retirement and beyond, Iantha experiences joy and love, in their many forms. However, it is in the misfortunes she confronts (those non-serendipitous events, if you will), that Iantha learns even more about love of an unearthly variety. The legion of earthly angels God placed in her path pulls Iantha through her most difficult times. Meanwhile, Gabriel reveals the secrets of the "drops of rain" (and other ethereal yet relatable tales) through his poetry. Iantha's musings on navigating both a "Happily" and an "Ever After" are often humorous, poignant, and authentic.
Autorenporträt
Thank you for your interest in my tome. I am a native New Orleanian who truly knows what it means to miss New Orleans. Being an avid reader, I once read that Margaret Mitchell's husband told her "For God's sake, Peggy, can't you write a book instead of reading thousands of them." Like Margaret (who apparently goes by Peggy), I too decided to take that sage advice and offer this debut novel. My affinity for tango, poetry, opera, musical theater and my own series of non-serendipitous events inspired this writing. As a master of the 'almost' (but 'almost' only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and pies falling on ants), I feel uniquely qualified in addressing serendipity's opposite. I occasionally indulge in buying a lottery ticket, and against even greater odds, I still believe in love thus my foray into the realm of romance. As a huge Italophile, Italy will play a major part in my subsequent novel.