This funny, tender, mother-daughter caper story stars 73-year-old, worn out, former beauty, Aurora, who is a perpetually broke, eccentric divorcee living in the wealthy enclave of Marin County. When Aurora discovers her father’s widow has died, she decides to drive to Los Angeles to see if this means money for her. Enter 43-year-old Leyla, Aurora’s high-strung, insomniac daughter who spends her days manically pursuing perfection while attempting to keep up with the other Marin Uber moms. When Leyla overhears a conversation and suspects her Jewish prince charming investment banker husband is embarking on an affair, she decides to sneak into a cannabis industry business conference he is attending, also in LA, to spy on him. Aurora and Leyla’s separate quests intersect and enmesh in Los Angeles over the course of a weekend, where they both end up staying with cousins, quirky, endearing, Sephardic Jews who speak Ladino, mostly in proverbs and cook prodigious quantities of delicacies from the old country. Leyla and Aurora’s escapades incite chaos, transformation and yes, even some healing.

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Fine, I’m a Terrible Person
- From the Publisher
September 1, 2024
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