Review: The Liz Taylor Ring by Brenda Janowitz

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.

 

My Review:

An amazing story.

I was intrigued by this book when I first heard about it and couldn’t wait to read it.  Needless to say, I was more than impressed. 

The story is centered around a diamond ring the Ritchie gave to Lizzie, but it went missing at one point in their marriage, never to be seen again.  Years later, after Lizzie and Ritchie passed away, their grown children learn about a safe deposit box in the Caymans and head down to see what is in the box.  It turns out to be the ring.  Each sibling believes they deserve to own the ring and give good reasons why they should.  But the ring could destroy the family if they aren’t careful.  Is the ring a curse or is it the treasure they always believed it was? 

The author did a fantastic job telling this story.  The characters’ backgrounds were told so well that I truly felt I knew them.  As the story unfolded, I was more drown into it.  I didn’t want it to end.   

 

Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing/Graydon House and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.