title: The Turn of the Dime
author: Giresi, J. Alana
description: The Turn of The Dime follows the Giordano Family throughout a twenty year period centering on three brothers-- Tyler, Stuart & Gordon. Tyler, the oldest, falls in love with a young lady named Iris while he is away at college. They plan a bright and prosperous future together. Tragedy strikes--setting in motion a course of events which will forever alter Tyler’s life in a downward spiral of self-destructive behavior. Gordon meets Justine, and they embrace in the innocence and joy the experience young love can bring. All the while Gordon relies on his older brother Stuart for advice. But Stuart has been given heartbreaking news by his fiancé. The family must come to terms that life doesn’t always go as planned; things can happen unexpectedly and fate changes on the turn of the dime.