Human Resources - Martin, Veney

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Résumé :
The novel Human Resources by Margot Martin, released in early December 2020 in time for holiday gift giving, is set in the worlds of TV broadcasting and pro baseball in the 80's and early 90's in NYC and LA. As a 30 year leadership executive in broadcast, Margot Martin knows her world. In the vein of The Firm which exposed how legal firms operate and Wolf of Wall Street that exposed the vagaries of the big brokerages, the majority of this carefully crafted novel delves into the reality of life inside a major market TV station in LA during 1994. As the book jacket so aptly depicts, the story is about a manipulative and controlling boss who has zero boundaries in his quest for dominance of all in his domain. At the center of this blistering indictment of power gone awry is a spinning out of control love triangle between an black LA Dodger All Star center fielder, a stunning white female reporter who is his fianc?e and the handsome late news anchor who falls madly in love with her and risks everything to have her. As their relationship becomes public the fury of the general manager knows no bounds. Lives are lost. Lives are ruined. And nothing will ever be the same again. This novel is not only a wild and very emotional rollercoaster of a ride but a character study of the abuse of power and ivory tower racism and sexism that still exists today. Very relevant to all going on in our world today.

Biographie:
Margot Martin was born in South Carolina to a former Georgia beauty queen named one of the top 10 most beautiful girls in Atlanta and a charming son of the South who's family was part of the Southern Railway hierarchy who ultimately became Founder and CEO of Quaker Chemical. Ms. Martin spent her early years learning how to carry on the southern traditions but when 11 she moved to Europe with her mother and step father, a colonel and air attache`, and spent 10 years living in Spain and Germany and doing extensive travel around the European continent. It made her fearless and an adventurer as she went to diplomatic balls escorted by German Luftwaffe Lieutenants and studied abroad in her late teens and early 20's. Ms. Martin also attended University of Alabama, University of Maryland and University of South Carolina where she studied creative writing while James Dickey was poet in residence as well as the Wharton School of Business for Executives.. Ms. Martin had a storied career as a leadership executive in broadcasting with NBC, RKO, Group W, COX, United Chris Craft, then created a global business called Inside Wine that transformed the USA and AU wine marketing models. Human Resources is set in broadcasting. She knows her world. Ms. Martin lives in California, near her two sons, and with her band of rescue dogs she has named The Wild Bunch. She has a book of poems up next which are radical and explosive looks at her life and life in general called The Magic Room and a sequel to Human Resources is in development. Learn more at www.margotmartin.com