The Girl in Hemingway's Studio: a Novel by Carolyn Grady

Author:Carolyn Grady
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2019-03-07T13:33:39+00:00

Alexis and Marcus decided to stop at their favorite Italian restaurant, VinciTorio’s, to have a glass of wine and share a pizza. They choose a table in the back of the restaurant where they could quietly discuss the events of the past few days. Marcus explained the extent of the trip and told Alexis the options available—either “give away” the mine or invest money they didn’t have.

“What about Dad’s cousin, Walter? He’s the one who gave you the names of those investors and he must trust them. What about offering him a share of the profits and see if you can borrow the money from him?”

“Have you ever met Walter?”

“Yeah, a couple of times when I was a kid. Why?”

“Walter is a very strange man, nothing at all like your dad. First of all he looks like a carbon copy of Truman Capote except with lots of black hair. His long-time girlfriend, Missy, looks like she was hired from central casting for Saturday Night Live—tall, thin, lots of very bleached, blond hair, and an obvious fan of Botox. Both are enjoying Walter’s inherited wealth, and they don’t seem to want to spend it on anything that doesn’t benefit them right now. Walter already told us, he’s not interested in investing. That’s why he hooked us up with Sam Murdock. What about asking your dad for a….”

“Absolutely not,” interrupted Alexis. “After the Charlotte fiasco, Judith treats my father like a failure. For some reason she blames my dad for not having more control over his daughter. Every time I go over there, I feel so uncomfortable. Absolutely not.”

Alexis took a sip of her wine and then laughed, “Now that I visualize my memory of Walter, I realize your description of him is right on. When I first met him, I didn’t even know who Truman Capote was, but yes, he does look a little bit like him.”

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