The Guy, the Girl, the Artist and His Ex - Softcover

Reviews of Beatle Meets Destiny
Williams ... crosses continents with ease in a book that s deliciously plotted ... Booklist, starred review
The rich situational humor is augmented by witty dialogue and quirky side plots and secondary characters ... Bulletin of the Center for Children s Books
... filled with highly original characters, multilayered plots, and idiosyncratic twists ... Clever, amusing, yet surprisingly thoughtful. Publishers Weekly"

The Guy decides to have a house party while his parents are out of town. The Girl is adjusting to life in a new country. The Artist has discovered that forgery is a lucrative business. And his Ex, mother of his baby, is just trying to make ends meet.

As Guy, a feckless high-school senior, plans the party of the year, Rafi worries about her mother, who is still grieving over the drowning death of Rafi’s little brother back in Bolivia and haunted by the specter of La Llorona, the weeping ghost who steals children.

Meanwhile, Rafi’s uncle is an art dealer involved in a scheme to steal one of the most famous paintings in the world, but he needs the forgery skills of Luke, a talented artist who has just split up with his girlfriend, Penny, who wants nothing more than to get him back to be a proper father to Joshie, the baby Rafi babysits.

Engaging, provocative, darkly humorous and fast-paced, with a shocking and near-tragic ending, when Rafi’s mother’s grief tips over into mental illness.