Chitlins to Caviar

When I struggled to find a title to my latest book, I wanted something that would reflect two completely different life styles.  It suddenly came to me that the young lady in this story lives a simple life with little fluff or glamour, until she is catapulted into a new life style, one that allows her travel to all the places she has dreamed about, giving her the things she always wanted, a life of style, glamour and notoriety.

Chitlins, a slang of Chiterlings is a common staple among rural families who often make their own Chitlins, a snack similiar to those we often buy in the grocery store.  Chitlins are made from the belly of a pig and would be considered in the same food category as pork rinds or some chips.

Caviar, of course is the eggs from fish, served as an appetizer for the elite who think eating Caviar is the epitome of class and style.

To be honest, I've never eaten either one and really don't care too but if that is someone's taste, then who am I to say anything against it. 

Chitlins to Caviar

     Martha Rose dreamed that one day she would have the fine home and exquisite dresses of the beautiful women she saw on the movie screen or in the magazines.  Living on a farm, her attire most of the time were denim jeans and a plaid shirt and of course being barefoot as she ran through the tall grasses or waded in the streams.  Lazing by the side of a creek waiting for the fish to bite were her times when she could look up in the sky and dream of the day when she would have everything she ever wanted.
     Martha Rose had a talent that was discovered by accident.  If it was from all the photos and movie scenes she had seen, she didn't know but she had a fashion sense and when a friend of her brother discovers this talent, she helps Martha Rose go to school and also helps her find a position in the fashion industry as a designer for a well known Paris fashion salon.
     Martha Rose studies and learns but she also has her own style that she would like to show.  And by working with a French designer, the thrill of a lifetime is presented as she goes to Paris and her designs are in demand.
     But there are problems in her personal life.  She met Richard, a friend of her brother and slowly she falls in love with him thinking that he could never care for her.  Then there is Gerard, the designer who is in love with Martha Rose and could give her everything she ever wanted and more.
     As Gerard puts pressure on her, Martha Rose leaves the salon, going back to her small home town, not facing defeat but a new determination.  She can start all over on her own and with that determination, she discovers that Richard wants to be a part of her life.
     Martha Rose embarks on her new adventure with enthusiasm and love but can she transform herself from the poor country girl who loves Chitlins to the successful designer with Caviar taste?


A delightful story that makes you want to cry and laugh but most of all, you want to be there to help Martha Rose and encourage her as she faces the fashion world and the disappointments and the joys as she discovers what she really wants and what is really important in her life.

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