It’s almost the end of the week already and today I’ve got a great book to spotlight for you called A Song for Bellafortuna by Vincent B. “Chip” LoCoco. This book sounds great and I see there is an audio available so you may be seeing a review in the near future. For now please enjoy the spotlight and be sure to enter the giveaway for a chance to win a copy for yourself!
Publication Date: May 14, 2015
Publisher: Cefalutana Press
Formats: Ebook, Paperback, AudioBook
Pages: 284
Genre: Historical Fiction
About the Book
SHORT LIST FINALIST IN THE WILLIAM FAULKNER-WILLIAM WISDOM WRITING COMPETITION.
A Song for Bellafortuna is an inspirational Italian Historical Fiction novel concerning a young man’s desire to free his Sicilian village from the domination of one family’s long reign. For years, the beautiful, yet secluded, hilltop village of Bellafortuna, Sicily, was a great producer of wine and olive oil. The entire village prospered. However, after the arrival of the Vasaio family, production dwindles and the villagers soon find themselves in crushing debt to the Vasaios. Only one family in the village remains outside the control of the Vasaios, but the reason haunts Antonio Sanguinetti every day of his life. Antonio is determined to erase this legacy by offering financial and emotional support to his fellow villagers. He introduces them to the choral song from Verdi’s opera, Nabucco, which becomes the rallying cry for the villagers and offers them hope for a better life.
When Antonio’s only son, Giuseppe, discovers his family’s past, he becomes determined to take on the Vasaios and remove them from power. Led by the young Giuseppe, a plan is hatched that could result in either complete freedom for the villagers, or if it fails, forever solidifying the Vasaios’ control.
Find out what happens in A Song for Bellafortuna, a sweeping epic historical fiction tale of love, drama, sacrifice, and redemption, set among the beautiful landscape of Sicily. Already listed by Amazon as a Top New Release in Historical Fiction and Italian Historical Fiction.
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Praise
“Vincent B. LoCoco writes a heartwarming piece of historical fiction . . . He captured the essence of the Sicilian culture, especially regarding the value of ancestry and music . . . A Song For Bellafortuna is a beautiful tale of antiquity.” – Readers Favorite 5 Star Review
“The book was a joy to read. It is a wonderful story, told in a magical way.” –Cavaliere Ufficiale Aldo Mancusi, President of the Enrico Caruso Museum of America in New York
“An inspiring story of an Italian village threatened by commerce and saved by opera.” –John Biguenet, author of The Torturer’s Apprentice and Oyster
About the Author
Award winning and bestselling author, Vincent B. “Chip” LoCoco, lives in New Orleans. His first novel, Tempesta’s Dream – A Story of Love, Friendship and Opera, became an Amazon bestselling novel and was awarded the 2014 Pinnacle Achievement Award in Historical Fiction. Amazon also has named his book as a Top Rated Novel in Italian Historical Fiction.
Visit him at www.vincentlococo.com, or follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads.
GIVEAWAY – OPEN TO US RESIDENTS ONLY
1 paperback copy up for giveaway
*CLICK HERE* and fill out the form to enter
Draw Date September 5/15
Yes, this book does sound good and have been wanting to
read it… I love historical fiction and my husband is Sicilian
and his grandparents on both sides are from Sicily. So it makes
a book that I would love reading.
I can’twait to read this. It sounds like such a fascinating read. Vincent is a new Author for me but no longer. Thank you for the giveaway chance.
Carol L
This book sounds like one that is exactly my type of read. I’m crossing my fingers in hopes of winning it. Delightful plot!
Darlene, thank you for spotlighting this book and for hosting this giveaway. I will add your giveaway to my blog’s sidebar.