INDECISIVE  (Paperback, Rita Giuliani)

INDECISIVE is a highly unusual and exceptional energetic work of fiction. This novel takes the reader from New York to Tanzania in a whirlwind series of events. The crux of the novel features an exciting series of complex and unique twists that center around a rare and perplexing plot where the protagonist, thirty-five-year-old Dino Franchetti, who was deserted at birth, and thanks to encouragement from his grandmother who raised him, becomes a successful attorney, marries, and is the father of six-year-old fraternal twins. Suddenly, he believes he has a divine calling to become a priest and follows this bizarre whim creating much stress and chaos within his family. He surrenders his marriage, fatherhood, stellar career, accrued wealth, extravagant and glamorous lifestyle in pursuit of this very strange and odd preoccupation which ultimately causes him much failure, self-doubt, embarrassment, and bankruptcy. He finds out when it is too late that he is unable to fulfill this ecclesiastical ambition and summarily withdraws from the seminary on two different occasions. Once back into civilian life, he becomes extremely overwhelmed and frustrated not being able to resume his family relations, previous standards, and his amazing career path. He finds himself on a tumultuous journey including being deceived into having an affair with a very despicable, conniving female whom he impregnates and, as a result, is faced with extremely dire consequences. He feels violated by her complete disregard for his moral integrity, believes he crossed the line of morality, and, as a result, is continually tormented, suffers severe anxiety, self-doubt, and becomes more and more indecisive. He cannot seem to adjust. At this point, his life is in shambles, he continually questions his sanity, completely loses his bearings, his self-esteem plummets, his career is in jeopardy, he has no social life to speak of, and having no other recourse finds himself resorting to alcohol and gambling as a crutch, and, in so doing, continually jeopardizes his sanity and almost self-destructs. He gradually takes the necessary steps to restore his life to some semblance of normalcy but encounters many difficult and unusual hurdles towards even a partial recovery.