Out of the Abuse Cycle into Life: A Story About Strength and Courage in the Face of Despair

Hollywood is a long way from author Jane Foltzer's native Romania where she lived under the rule of the communist government. She could only dream about being an entrepreneur. At the same time, she was a battered woman who lived in fear of her husband, a man she was entirely dependent upon. In Out of the Abuse Cycle into Life, she shares her story, telling how her independence took root in the dawn of the Romanian Revolution of 1989. As a young married woman with a degree in mechanical engineering, she had always dreamed of owning a flower shop and developing a clothing line. Fashion design and flower arrangement were ways for her to create beauty and find self-expression in the world in which she lived. This memoir chronicles her struggles to leave her home country, move to the United States, and become Hollywood's top floral designer. Out of the Abuse Cycle into Life narrates the emotional and physical abuse Foltzer suffered on her rise to the top, hoping to inspire others with her heartfelt story.

Marie-Jeanne Foltzer was born in Romania and studied mechanical engineering at Polytechnic Institute in Bucharest She immigrated to Los Angeles in 2004 and earned a bachelor's degree in communication studies and an MBA. Foltzer is the owner of Diana's Flowers, an award-winning floral shop in Studio City, California. She is known in Hollywood as the famed floral designer who has helped many A-List celebrities plan lavish events.