Interview with Monique Domovitch and review of Scorpio Rising
1. Did you always know you wanted to be a writer or was there something else you wanted to do as a career?
I think I first decided I wanted to be an author when I was around ten or so. I remember writing short stories about witches and monsters and sitting on the porch and reading the to my brothers and sisters. But then, I also wanted to be a nun, a ballerina, an actress, a singer and a spy. Maybe those other dreams were just my author's imagination running wild with me, because I kept coming back to my dream of becoming a writer, which I only achieved after the age of fifty.
2. If you had the chance to co-author a book with anyone who would it be and why?
I absolutely loved Dominick Dunn and I would have loved to write with him. Mind you I would probably have been so tongue tied that I couldn't have uttered a word in his presence—but just to be in his presence. Ahh!
3. Is there any books you've read that were so emotional that you teared up?
Here's the thing. If a book doesn't make me tear up, I'm disappointed. I want a book to stir all of my emotions. In fact, when I wrote the Sting of The Scorpio, I was crying during an entire scene. I still tear up a bit when I reread it and I've heard from some readers who told me they cried too. So, back to your question, books that have made me cry…Sophie's Choice was the one that had me crying the ugly cry. That book was gut wrenching. I will never forget it.
4. What is the first book that you remember reading?
The first book I remember reading was one I borrowed from my parents' library when I was about twelve years old. The Long Walk, which is the true story of an escape from a concentration camp and the harrowing trek to freedom, by Slamovir Rawicz. If you want a book to make you cry, that one will do it. I carried that story in my heart for a long time.
5. If your book was being made into a movie do you already have actors in mind for each role? What bands/singers would you put on the soundtrack?
Well, I don't which part he would play, but I would have to get Brad Pitt, if only so I can meet him. All kidding aside, I would love Robert Pattinson to play the role of Alex, Kiera Knightley to play Brigitte and Evan Rachel Wood to pay the role of Ann Turner.
6. What are 10 random facts about yourself?
I'm the oldest of ten children, and after I moved on my own, every one of my brothers and sisters came to live with me, one after another while they went to college.
I have big feet. I wear a size 9 ½ shoe, but I tell myself that big feet are a sign of intelligence in women. So there.
I am a dog lover. I have three dogs and would have more but my husband has warned me that if I get one more dog, he'll go. Sometimes I'm still tempted. Hehehe.
My hobby is beekeeping. I have one hive now and am planning to start five or six more this spring. I love every one of my little bees. But I haven't gone so far as to name them.
I would rather wash dishes by hand than use a dishwasher. I don't mind loading the washer but just hate taking out the dishes.
A year and a half ago, I decided to stop coloring my hair and let my natural color grow out. I now have silver hair. Notice I said silver, not gray.
My first language is French. I didn't start speaking English until I learned it in school.
My favorite fantasy is meeting with aliens from outer space and having a flying saucer ride. Woohoo. What fun—as long as they let me go home afterwards.
I have two children, a daughter, Carol Ann and a son, Martin. I combined their names—Carol Ann Martin—to make up my pen name for the murder mystery I am writing for Penguin.
I absolutely believe in the power of dreaming. If we can dream it, we can achieve it.
I met my husband at the age of 54, got married one year later and have never been so happy in my life…which proves that it's never too late for love.
Scorpio Rising by Monique Domovitch was a gripping story full of excitement and plenty of twists and turns that left me hooked. The characters of Brigitte and Alexander were perfectly written and there were several scenes such as the one with "Gigi" that made me gasp out loud. Scorpio Rising is most definitely a book that I'd recommend to friends. Monique Domovitch has a great writing style and I'm looking forward to seeing where she'll take the characters Brigitte and Alexander next.
I think I first decided I wanted to be an author when I was around ten or so. I remember writing short stories about witches and monsters and sitting on the porch and reading the to my brothers and sisters. But then, I also wanted to be a nun, a ballerina, an actress, a singer and a spy. Maybe those other dreams were just my author's imagination running wild with me, because I kept coming back to my dream of becoming a writer, which I only achieved after the age of fifty.
2. If you had the chance to co-author a book with anyone who would it be and why?
I absolutely loved Dominick Dunn and I would have loved to write with him. Mind you I would probably have been so tongue tied that I couldn't have uttered a word in his presence—but just to be in his presence. Ahh!
3. Is there any books you've read that were so emotional that you teared up?
Here's the thing. If a book doesn't make me tear up, I'm disappointed. I want a book to stir all of my emotions. In fact, when I wrote the Sting of The Scorpio, I was crying during an entire scene. I still tear up a bit when I reread it and I've heard from some readers who told me they cried too. So, back to your question, books that have made me cry…Sophie's Choice was the one that had me crying the ugly cry. That book was gut wrenching. I will never forget it.
4. What is the first book that you remember reading?
The first book I remember reading was one I borrowed from my parents' library when I was about twelve years old. The Long Walk, which is the true story of an escape from a concentration camp and the harrowing trek to freedom, by Slamovir Rawicz. If you want a book to make you cry, that one will do it. I carried that story in my heart for a long time.
5. If your book was being made into a movie do you already have actors in mind for each role? What bands/singers would you put on the soundtrack?
Well, I don't which part he would play, but I would have to get Brad Pitt, if only so I can meet him. All kidding aside, I would love Robert Pattinson to play the role of Alex, Kiera Knightley to play Brigitte and Evan Rachel Wood to pay the role of Ann Turner.
6. What are 10 random facts about yourself?
I'm the oldest of ten children, and after I moved on my own, every one of my brothers and sisters came to live with me, one after another while they went to college.
I have big feet. I wear a size 9 ½ shoe, but I tell myself that big feet are a sign of intelligence in women. So there.
I am a dog lover. I have three dogs and would have more but my husband has warned me that if I get one more dog, he'll go. Sometimes I'm still tempted. Hehehe.
My hobby is beekeeping. I have one hive now and am planning to start five or six more this spring. I love every one of my little bees. But I haven't gone so far as to name them.
I would rather wash dishes by hand than use a dishwasher. I don't mind loading the washer but just hate taking out the dishes.
A year and a half ago, I decided to stop coloring my hair and let my natural color grow out. I now have silver hair. Notice I said silver, not gray.
My first language is French. I didn't start speaking English until I learned it in school.
My favorite fantasy is meeting with aliens from outer space and having a flying saucer ride. Woohoo. What fun—as long as they let me go home afterwards.
I have two children, a daughter, Carol Ann and a son, Martin. I combined their names—Carol Ann Martin—to make up my pen name for the murder mystery I am writing for Penguin.
I absolutely believe in the power of dreaming. If we can dream it, we can achieve it.
I met my husband at the age of 54, got married one year later and have never been so happy in my life…which proves that it's never too late for love.
Scorpio Rising by Monique Domovitch was a gripping story full of excitement and plenty of twists and turns that left me hooked. The characters of Brigitte and Alexander were perfectly written and there were several scenes such as the one with "Gigi" that made me gasp out loud. Scorpio Rising is most definitely a book that I'd recommend to friends. Monique Domovitch has a great writing style and I'm looking forward to seeing where she'll take the characters Brigitte and Alexander next.
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