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A Tragedy of Riches
Hardcover
Publisher Price: $32.99
Publisher: Winsor Publications
Published: Jun 1 2025
Pages: 366
Weight: 1.42
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A Tragedy of Riches by Tony Cointreau is a captivating story of beauty, ambition, and the sacrifices demanded by loyalty. Elena, born into a modest immigrant family, is taught early that her extraordinary beauty is both her greatest gift and her sole value. Driven by her mother's relentless ambition, Elena rises from her humble beginnings to the heights of wealth and power, yet she cannot escape the shadow of familial expectations and exploitation.
As Elena navigates a world of glittering privilege, she is torn between her devotion to a family that both depends on her and manipulates her. Her relationships are a minefield of power dynamics-from a controlling mother who sees her as a means to an end, to a series of admirers who offer admiration but little understanding. Even as she gains wealth and status as the wife of a billionaire, Elena struggles to reconcile the demands of loyalty with the emotional wounds inflicted by those she loves most.
Through vivid characters and elegant prose, Tony Cointreau explores themes of resilience, betrayal and unflagging friendship. A Tragedy of Riches is a poignant meditation on the cost of loyalty, the allure of power, and one woman's quest to define her worth beyond what others demand of her.
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