Magic in Mauve

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ADVENTURE COMEDY DRAMA FAMILY ROMANCE

Contemporary

Nonna Gerikh

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Submision Type

book

Logline

"The Red Violin" meets "Serendipity" & "Love Actually". A perfect mauve skirt created for upcoming wedding, making its way through countries & different people, as their life transformed and intertwined by seemingly random acts, ending up in Paris.

Genre

Adventure,Comedy,Drama,Family,Romance

Short Summary

Monique browses the bolts of fabric at a local fabric store, searching for mauve. She reflects on her memories of learning to sew from her late Grandma. Monique eventually finds perfect mauve, the last bolt of its kind, discontinued indefinitely. The store’s clerk, says it must be meant for Monique.

Setting

US, Dublin, Middle-East, London, Paris

Based on a True Story

Yes

Plot - Premise

Quest,Internal Journey/Rebirth,Voyage and Return

Plot - Other Elements

Twist,Coming of Age,Happy Ending,Meaningful Message,Other,Philosophical Questions

Mature Audience Themes

Information not completed

Main Character Details

Name: Monique, Zorina, Alison

Age: 19 to 30

Gender: Female

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Complex,Adventurous,Desperate,Insecure,Naive,Romantic,Outspoken,Blunt,Decisive,Educated,Leader,Secretive,Skillful,Modest,Sexy,Aspiring

Additional Character Details

Name: Sidney, Damian

Age: 28 -35

Gender: Male

Role: Antagonist

Key Traits: Adventurous,Charming,Complex,Decisive,Educated,Manipulative,Secretive,Narcisstic,Sexy,Selfless,Seductive,Sophisticated,Masculine,Heartthrob,Confident

Additional Character Details

Name: Aiden, Tahir

Age: 20 - 30

Gender: Male

Role: emotional

Key Traits: Masculine,Sexy,Adventurous,Charming,Aspiring,Complex,Empathetic,Faithful,Heroic,Educated,Honorable,Modest,Romantic,Visionary,Flexible,Gracious,Selfless,Decisive,Desperate

Additional Character Details

Name: Shahbanu and Aunt Gloria

Age: 50 - 60

Gender: Female

Role: mentor

Key Traits: Complex,Confident,Decisive,Empathetic,Faithful,Engaging,Flexible,Gracious,Honorable,Educated,Strong Moral Code,Visionary,Outspoken,Selfless,Religious,Patriotic,Sophisticated,Secretive

About The Author

Nonna Gerikh grew up in the Ukraine and traveled extensively as a child throughout Soviet Central Asia. She came to the United States in 1989. Now a resident of Buffalo, New York, she enjoys spending time with her son’s family of four, playing cello, snuggling with a book on the beach under a palm tree during her escapes from cold Buffalo weather, or hiking in the park with her husband of thirty-plus years.

Target Audiences

Age: 18-34,35-54,55+

Target Gender: Universal,Female Leaning,Male Leaning

Group Specific

multicultural

Publishing Details

Status: Yes: with a Publisher

Publisher: Covenant Books

Year Published: 2019

Hard Copy Available

Yes

ISBN

978-1643008660