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BeNefitiNG

Roses And Rosé To Benefit Wave of Hope’s knowledgeable and personable Executive
Director Sarah Marie Henry will offer a short briefing on
Catch The Wave Of Hope Catch the Wave of Hope.
Tickets are $125 per person and must be pre-purchased.
By Jackie Holfelder Roses and Rosé starts at 11 a.m. and will end at 1:30 p.m.
An upscale luncheon on Nov. 9 at the popular Hudson’s on Brunch attire is suggested and fascinators are optional.
the River will benefit Catch the Wave of Hope (CTWH), the To purchase your ticket, visit www.catchthewaveofhope.
nonprofit with a mission to prevent the sex trafficking of children org/upcoming-events. Seating is limited.
through awareness, education, restoration and legislation. Sponsorships between $500 and $5,000 are still
CTWH is impacting the community as it shares information, available. Join such prestigious local businesses as
debunks myths and brings local experts into conversations with Hudson’s on the River, Elevate Vero Beach, Foto Fun
the public to better prepare everyone to recognize the inherent Photobooths, Black Sheep Salon, Albany Aesthetics, Roses and Rosé committee members Sarah Marie Henry, CTWH
dangers in this heinous crime. Pirate Firearms LLC, Rosi Shepard Real Estate, Mi executive director; Bonnie Gorman; Nicole Vosters; Fida Georges,
Roses and Rosé will be nothing short of fabulous: a light Creations & Events, DJ Louise G Entertainment, Flowers event chair; Gia Skoch; Kelly Laurine, CTWH Board chair; and
lunch featuring Hudson’s enticing food, complimentary rosé and by Silvia, Pasta by Pollo, Laura Leighton Real Estate, Michelle Campolong
no speakers, vendors, fashion show or silent or live auctions! Vosters Insurance, Circle 6 Consulting, Ship Camps, Photo provided by Catch the Wave of Hope
Step into the photo booth that will be on site and take fun photos Romagosa Barron Dermatology and Stuart Periodontics
with your friends who are attending. who have already signed on to be part of this important event. To learn more about Catch the Wave of Hope, visit www.
A handful of high-ticket items like a Louis Vuitton purse Hudson’s on the River is located at 351 S.W. Flagler Ave., catchthewaveofhope.org or email Sarah Marie Henry at
and unique staycation packages will be raffled and Catch the Stuart, Fla. sarahmarie.henry@catchthewaveofhope.org.

Book revieW

About Face Having read this one example of author Donna Leon’s by what we assume to be excessive cosmetic surgery – a
work, I can readily understand what has made her books fact of great significance in a storyline that includes three
By Nils A. Shapiro so appealing. To begin with, she is so observant and her murders, the illegal hauling and storage of nuclear and
Although I would like to believe writing style so visually descriptive that you find yourself other toxic waste, and the pollution of Venice’s canals
that a recommendation from me convinced her dialogue would serve as the script for a as other garbage piles up on city streets uncollected by
would be enough for some readers film and her narrative as detailed instructions for the set gang-controlled truckers … even as the wealthy plan how
of this column to consider this designer. to turn this into investment opportunities.
month’s book selection deserving of As for the setting? Leon was born in Montclair, N.J., For those already hooked on Commissario Guido
your own time and attention, I can but has lived in Venice for the past more than 25 years, Brunetti and his associates in Venice’s Police Department
think of nothing more convincing and it shows. Time Magazine noted, “No one knows the – and who are familiar with Brunetti’s charming and wise
than this stunning fact: labyrinthine world of Venice or the way favoritism and wife, Paola, and her wealthy Count and Countess parents
About Face is one of 33 detective corruption shape Italian life like Leon’s Brunetti.” (here, Comte and Comtessa) – this fast-paced novel
novels written by author Donna The title of this book, About Face, published halfway introduces a new and fascinating cast of characters and
Leon about her leading character, Commissario Guido through the series in 2009, is a play on words that must surprise ending.
Brunetti, who solves mysteries in his hometown of Venice, have pleased the author to no end when she came up Next, you will be looking for another of Donna Leon’s
Italy … and these novels have won a sizable enough fan base with it. For one of the main characters is a once beautiful Guido Brunetti mysteries. There are certainly many
to support 33 novels about the same character! young society woman whose face has been disfigured, waiting for you … or rather, for us.

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