The Last Victim

Novel

The Last Victim, a Romance Novel

Plot Summary:

Sophie Rothman has a husband, a family, a home and a twisted obsession – hoarding money. When arguments over money drive her husband, Harry, away, Sophie’s loneliness draws her into a secret love affair and an unwanted pregnancy. After her lover leaves her, Sophie begs Harry to return and deceives him into believing the child she’s carrying is his.

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Author

Author: Elaine Bossik

ELAINE BOSSIK had three careers: as magazine editor, medical writer and teacher in the New York City school system. She received BA and MS degrees from Brooklyn College (City University of New York), and now serves as a staff columnist for Scriptologist.com, writing how-to articles for aspiring screenwriters under the name of Elaine Radford.

While her professional experience helped shape her writing, her fascination with people—their motivations and the everyday dramas they create—is the inspiration for her fiction. She believes that really great stories begin and end with provocative characters.

Growing up in Brooklyn, NY and as a young adult traveling in Israel, she found the rich details for the events that take place in this novel.  (more…)

Customer Reviews

The Last Victim is a romance novel about a woman whose secret love affair may forever change her daughter’s life. Only one woman will emerge triumphant.

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Book Discussion Questions

1. The pursuit of one’s dream is a crucial theme in this novel, where everyone in the Rothman family has a dream.

– How did Sophie’s dream shape her life?
– What was Harry’s dream? How did he sublimate his dream?
– What obstacles did Jeanie have to overcome to achieve her dream?
– How did Albert’s pursuit of his dream change his life and his relationship with his mother and father?
– What dream did Ruthie have? How did her tragic experience shape the outcome of her dream? (more…)