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The Liz Taylor Ring

A Novel

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"Brenda Janowitz writes with extraordinary humor and heart." —JANE GREEN, New York Times bestselling author
Three siblings. A priceless family ring. One legendary love story.
In 1978, Lizzie Morgan and Ritchie Schneider embark on a whirlwind romance on the bright beaches and glamorous yachts of Long Island. Over the years, their relationship has its share of ups and downs, including a nine-month hiatus that ends with a stunning eleven-carat ring—one that looks just like the diamond Richard Burton gifted Liz Taylor after their own separation. Like the famous couple, despite the drama that would unfold throughout the Schneiders' marriage, the ring would be there as a symbol of their love...until it wasn't.
Decades later, when the lost ring unexpectedly resurfaces, the Schneiders' three children gather under one roof for the first time in years, eager to get their hands on this beloved, expensive reminder of their departed parents. But determining the fate of the heirloom is no simple task, unearthing old wounds and heartaches the siblings can't ignore. And when the ring reveals a secret that challenges everything they thought they knew about their parents' epic love story, they'll have to decide whether to move forward as a family or let the ring break them once and for all.
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      • Library Journal

        September 1, 2021

        In 1978, Lizzie Morgan and Ritchie Schneider's tempestuous romance mirrors that of Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, right down to the 11-carat diamond ring Ritchie gives Lizzie after a nine-month-long breakup; it's just like the one Burton gave Taylor. Lost for decades, the ring has now reappeared, which means certain conflict and some painfully reawakened memories for the Schneiders' three children. With a 150,000-copy paperback and 10,000-copy hardcover first printing.

        Copyright 2021 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

      • Kirkus

        December 1, 2021
        Siblings on Long Island covet a glamorous diamond ring that may be a family heirloom worth $2.5 million or a worthless fake. Ten years after their father Ritchie Schneider's death, the discovery of a safe deposit box in the Cayman Islands prompts his oldest child, Addy, a 41-year-old married mother of 16-year-old twins, middle child Nathan, a married partner in the family's multimillion-dollar fast-fashion empire, and youngest child Courtney, a 29-year-old, single, unemployed, and desperately broke actress in Los Angeles, to reconsider and ultimately strengthen their sometimes-close and sometimes-fraught relationships with one another. Courtney's online escort service date-turned-friendship with octogenarian billionaire Sy Pierce, Ritchie's long-ago love poems written for his Liz Taylor-obsessed wife, Lizzie, and the twins' sexy Instagram posts add spice to the goings-on, while Nathan's, Addy's, and Courtney's gambling problems, old and new sibling rivalries, and mostly surprising plot twists sustain the tension and suspense. A subplot involving Lizzie's older sister, Maggie, who dated Ritchie before Lizzie caught his eye, and a lawsuit over the ring ups the stakes. Happily-ever-after endings all around feel easy, yet earned, and a bittersweet disposition of the troublesome ring provides a satisfying conclusion. A fun, flirty, well-paced sibling-inheritance story.

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      • Booklist

        December 1, 2021
        Known affectionately in their family as "the Liz Taylor ring," the 11-carat diamond ring was a present for Lizzie Schneider from her husband, Ritchie, after their nine-month separation. For Addy, the ring represents security. For Nathan, the ring is a symbol of his parents' epic love. For Courtney, the ring is a way to pay off her massive gambling debts. All three children thought the ring was lost until a banker in the Cayman Islands calls. Their late father had a safety deposit box there, and even more surprising, the ring is in the box. The discovery of the ring brings all the siblings together, and secrets about their lives as well as the lives of their parents are revealed. Jumping back and forth between Lizzie and Ritchie in the past and their children in the present, Janowitz has crafted an engaging family drama with a sibling dynamic that is realistic and lived in. With some Old Hollywood Easter eggs sprinkled in, this novel will appeal to lovers of Liz Taylor and family fiction, and those looking for a light read.

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      • Library Journal

        November 1, 2021

        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. VERDICT Fans of women's fiction and family sagas will enjoy.--Jennifer Mills, Shorewood-Troy Lib., IL

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