Once a Scoundrel

Is Daniel Marques an unscrupulous scoundrel, a womanizer and a gambler, or merely a misunderstood charmer? While he seems to be a soldier courageously serving his country, is he really just a hair's breath away from prison? His life is made more chaotic, but also more interesting, because his impulsive decisions are made without a care for future consequences. Follow Daniel through his early years until his violent, unexpected demise. In doing so, you'll discover not only his own complex character, but also vignettes of three of his four wives, one the product of Nazi Germany. From the Lower East Side in 1920 to the Philippines in 1945 to Madison Avenue in the 1970's, his is a life filled with inglorious choices and stunning women!

Daniel Marques is an unscrupulous scoundrel, a womanizer and a gambler. Or is he? Perhaps he's really just a misunderstood charmer! One thing is clear: Dan's decisions, made without a care for consequences, insure that his life will be chaotic but fascinating, Follow Daniel from the Lower East Side in 1920 to the Philippines in 1945 to Madison Avenue in the 1970's. On the way meet three of his four wives, one of whom is a product of Nazi German. They, too, have stories worth exploring. Daniel Marques enjoys a life filled with inglorious choices and stunning women!

Dianne grew up in and around New York City. Most of this novelized biography is the story of her scandalous father, and of her difficult childhood given that her parents divorced at a time when such a thing was considered nothing short of shameful. Dianne holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Hunter College in Manhattan, as well as a degree in Interior Design from Parson's School of Design. Twice during her twenty-three years teaching at Gompers Vocational High School she was awarded Teacher of the Year of the Bronx. She helped to create the Village of Chestnut Ridge in Rockland County, New York, and sat on its Planning Board for six years. Over the decades Dianne has written many poems, essays and stories. Her play "A night at the Strand" was a winner in New Jersey State Competition. She lives now in Florida with her husband of many years. She is exceptionally proud of her three granddaughters, Laura, Lexi and Ella.