Marina Ray

The Price of Red Roses Marina Ray

The Price of Red Roses: A Memoir of Love, Betrayals, and Counselling to Commit Murder describes real events that happened to the author. This autobiographical novel is full of drama and intrigue with hints of humor and sensuality. Intelligent, thoughtful, and compassionate. Meet Marina Ray - the woman with the guts to buck the system. Marina Ray's story will invite you to taste the hardship of immigration and the enduring heartache of being separated from one's motherland and loved ones. You will delve into the glittering lives of millionaires, reel from unprecedented human baseness and greed, and tread the unsettling inner corridors of Canada's jail. You will also encounter great love. Most of the events described in this book took place in Toronto, Canada, spanning three decades, starting in 1990. The author also returns to fragments of her life behind the Iron Curtain in the communist-ruled USSR. Her heart ever grieving her abandoned homeland. Marina Ray offers a unique perspective on the collapse of a brutal regime, and the incredible political and socioeconomic changes that rapidly catapulted the communist empire into modern Russia. Tragic and funny stories intertwine with vivid characters - some are angels in human form and others have lost their souls in the idol worship of gold. All names mentioned in this book are real. All events described, from minor to tragic, are true; they are supported by police reports among other corroborating documents. To verify the reality of the events described, simply type the author's name into any search engine, such as Google.