Description
<p>(Book 1)<br />Betrayed by the woman he loved and on the verge of destitution, artist Jonathan Martinez channels his anguish and rage into what will become his greatest masterpiece—Passion and Betrayal. The painting, critically acclaimed, ushers him into the world of fine art and allows him to realize his dreams. Stepping out of the shadows, he transforms into Phillipe, a wealthy artist and sought-after bachelor who enjoys an extravagant lifestyle—including his pick of any woman he desires.<br /><br />But when Phillipe least expects, the woman who almost destroyed him returns on the arm of his agent. Despite his anger, she awakens the part of his soul he entombed long ago. The part of him that can never forget her, no matter how deeply he buries himself in his art.<br /><br />With everything he's accomplished at stake, can Phillipe overpower the demons that haunt him and learn to love again? Or will his heart remain a shattered work of art that can never be restored?</p>
Story Behind The Book
Mr. Sterling H. Conway wrote The Hippo as a Family Pet as a tribute to the Dalai Lama who he thinks he won in a poker game. Mr. Conway lives in Toronto, Palm Beach and "Anywhere I can get a bed for the night." and claims to have perfected time travel and to have discovered three previously unknown planets that, he states, "Are hiding behind the sun."
Last year Mr. Conway was awarded the Pulletser Prize by the Egg Marketing Board for his novel, The Yolk's On Us.
Reviews
<em></em><strong></strong><br /><strong>"After you read one of Conway's books everyone else's will seem so much better." <em>Everyone else<br /><br /></em>"I read this book and my acne cleared right up." <em>Anonymous<br /></em><br />"Some parts of his writing are not as bad as others."<br /><em> Mrs. Conway<br /></em><br /></strong>
