The Liz Taylor Ring

Lizzie and Ritchie Schneider have a stormy marriage. They’re deeply in love, but, like Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, they fight hard and love harder, breaking up and getting back together frequently. Their family blows apart after Ritchie gambles away the family house, but he wins Lizzie’s heart back by giving her a “Liz Taylor” diamond ring with an 11-carat stone. Yet Ritchie will gamble away the rock over the years, replacing the diamond with cubic zirconia when his fortunes fall. Now Ritchie and Lizzie have both died, and their children Addy (the sensible one), Nathan (the workaholic), and Courtney (the lost soul) will have to decide what to do with the family heirloom while uncovering family secrets in the process. These fully formed characters are the foundation of Janowitz’s (The Grace Kelly Dress) delightful novel. Families are always complex, especially when gambling is in the bloodline, but love often has a way of making life easier. Lizzie and Ritchie keep finding their way to each other, and their children find a way to make peace.