Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Blog Tour: The Founders' Plot by Frank Victoria


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Synopsis 

Clarion Reviews – Five Stars: … an
intriguing and rich novel. The char-
acters, dialogue, and plot will
entertain readers…to the end.

Kirkus Reviews: … for a fictional
account of a contemporary political
dispute, this is a competent if not
inspiring option.

When California Governor Michael J. DiGrasso pushes through a tough immigration law, the Supreme Court declares it unconstitutional, but the decorated Vietnam veteran refuses to accept the ruling. This ignites a clash between federal, state, and judicial power that threatens to jar the country’s political and justice systems. And it leaves the governor’s long-time friend, President of the United States, Martin W. Ballard, with the decision of whether to federalize the California National Guard to enforce the Court’s order.

Tension increases when Elizabeth Stern, a savvy member of the opposition party tries to ram through a new immigration law that will pass judicial review. An expert in back-room legislative machinations, she’ll go to any length to force the governor to obey the Court decision, and her devious maneuvers throw DiGrasso’s personal and professional life into turmoil.

One subplot involves DiGrasso’s close personal friend, Congressman Manuel Mendoza, who is indicted for taking bribes. Another concerns two Mexican families in the country illegally and the tragedies that befall them because of the new immigration law.

The unfolding of these interwoven events creates a tense, fast-paced thriller that parallels the current tumult over illegal immigration and the on-going debate on Constitutional interpretation that will leave readers craving for the eventual outcome.

My Review:
Talk about a page turner. This book deals with immigration law. In particular, it deals with illegal immigrants in CA. There is another plot going in this book but I think that it is important to discover that for yourself. Governor DiGrasso wants to make it a hard as possible for illegal immigrants to function in California. He states that they are a drained and burden to the state's economy. He thinks that is not right that they are entitled to the same things that taxpayers are entitled to.

DiGrasso and Stern butt heads on the issue. Stern is quite vindictive when things don't go her way. I thought that it was unfortunate that they didn't have an actual conversation. That conversation would have probably made more of a difference in the way that Stern reacted. They both had reason why they went so hard for their beliefs but Stern was off based in her assumption of the type of person

The story is told from the point of view of a three characters. The first two are obviously DiGrasso and Stern. The third is Carlos. He, his wife, and two of their friends are showing the issue from the illegal immigrant side. I can see why he added this p.o.v. the book but I must be honest. I wasn't all that interested in these characters. 

Hey! Don't you yell at me. I was interested in the story of DiGrasso. He was the main character and to me the most interesting. Stern was too over the top for me. The two immigrant couples was a good work-along story but I just didn't connect the way that other people probably would.

Should you read  it? Oh yeah. Who should read it? Anyone looking for a good fast paced political story. I do mean fast paced took me less than 5 hours. 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Frank Victoria was born and raised in Chicago, a city rich in industry and ambitions and many of his ideas were molded by its brand of politics and immigrant culture. He served in the Marine Corps, which left an imprint of just how much he could do and helped create the persistence needed to earn his BA in Journalism from Northern Illinois University.

It took him nearly eight years to get the degree because he repeatedly had to interrupt his studies with full-time work to pay for his expenses. He toiled on the docks loading and unloading freight, moved furniture, worked construction, was a cabbie, a shoe salesman and a factory worker. The payoff: Time in the ivory tower setting balanced by a nitty gritty education in the real world.

WEBSITE: http://www.frankvictoria.com/
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/FrankMVictoria

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