A melancholy sigh describes Kate Disney's stalled life. Her
dreams; marriage, a family, notoriety, and being a famous
artist; are on hiatus and not baring fruit. She's invested
three years of her life with her "on and off again
relationship" boyfriend, Jake. Her pleasure seems balanced
and motivated by his whims. She's torn between being happy,
and sad. Using psychological games Jake has dragged her
emotionally down and wreaked havoc on her self image. Her
fear is, does she still live to paint or has all her
creative energy never really been there? How long before
somebody realizes she's faking her talent?
She thought she knew what she wanted. It wasn't mooning over
her absentee boyfriend, and painting pampered pets. Not even
her dream of her owning a home is panning out. Saving rent
money, she lives in the renovated gardening shed of her
father's wealthy friend and business partner, Leonard Ross.
Even the garden variety snails consider it more their
habitat than hers. It's a wasted effort because Jake's
career and wallet take priority, and he siphons off what
little she saves.
Kate is having sex with Jake when Mirabelle swoops in
without knocking. Mirabella Moncar is not the most beautiful
woman, but she knows how to solicit her sensuality. A
retired silver screen star, her passion (besides sex when
and with whom she wants) is her wildlife trust. As the
center of paparazzi attention, Kate thinks Mirabelle is self
centered.
Tanya, her best friend and Robbie Hirst, Tanya husband, know
that Jake is no good, but no amount of talking can convince
Kate otherwise. She loves him. She wallows in self pity,
mooning over her absent lover. When Kate does try to date
somebody new, she finds herself with a man who is totally
incompatible to her. There had to be some middle ground
between commitment phobia and a control freak.
Trying to gain perspective, Kate goes to the zoo. Louis
Alcott, a long time friend from art school is there. Louis
is on the fast track. He commissions her on a joint art
display. They find out there is mutual attraction, but is it
enough? Finally Kate sees the folly of her dysfunctional
relationship with Jake and breaks it off. Except Jake
proposes marriage. Which way will she choose? Convention or
a maybe?
Even though Mirabella's delivery of her rude advice doesn't
change, Kate's perception of it does, and Mirabella and
Kate' friendship deepens. Kate learns even 'Goddesses' can
have unfufilled dreams. Can Kate help Mirabella's misguided
heart?
THE GODDESS RULES takes place in London England in today's
time. There are just enough slang expressions that I felt I
was there, but not too many that I became lost in the
translation. I believe that in order to like a book, you
have to like the characters. I don't like the two lead
characters. Although they are well written and stay true to
their roles, I wanted them to grow and improve. I don't
think Kate is near to staying faithful without further self
esteem issues. Although there are some strong traits about
Mirabella's character I admire, I believe that her character
will always think of herself first and everybody else, never.
When obsessed pet owners have pooches or kitties they want
immortalized on canvas, Kate Disney is the artist of
choice. From her shed (which doubles as a studio and
apartment) in London's Primrose Hill, Kate caters to the
whims of the rich and famous while herself living a
decidedly bohemian existence. The problem is, she has a
tendency to cater to her on-again, way-off-again boyfriend
as well. Jake is so erratic, that most of her friends
don't
understand why she even bothers. But it's hard to fall out
of love with a man who writes her songs and calls her
Angel—
even if he disappears for weeks at a time.
Luckily for Kate, Mirabelle Moncur isn't buying any of
that
claptrap. Mirri was an actress, a legend in her time. Now,
at age sixty, she's given up on fame and men and lives in
Africa, where she raises lion cubs. But her reclusive
nature has done nothing to dull her beauty, mar her
incredible figure, or dampen her outrageous joie de vivre.
After sweeping into London to have Kate paint a portrait
of
her favorite cub, Mirri seizes hold of Kate's life—from
the
baggy wardrobe to the hopeless taste in men. Under Mirri's
tutelage, Kate learns to dance on tables with abandon,
drink like a dockworker, and flirt like a goddess. And
when
her old friend Louis reenters the picture, she begins to
see things in a whole new light. But Mirri has secrets
that
hint at a less than divine future. Now it's Kate's turn to
teach Mirri a thing or two about life, love, and being
fabulous.
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