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G MEDALLION AWARD IN Historical Fiction 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. -John Biguenet, author of The Torturer\'s Apprentice and Oyster Categories: Italian Historical Fiction, Christian Historical Fiction, European Historical Fiction, Biographical Historical Fiction, Christian Historical Romance, Wom. -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.
It is a wonderful story, told in a magical way. - Readers Favorite 5 Star Review The book was a joy to read.
A Song For Bellafortuna is a beautiful tale of antiquity. . .
He captured the essence of the Sicilian culture, especially regarding the value of ancestry and music . . .
Lococo writes a heartwarming piece of Historical Fiction .
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The Novel has been called lyrical, intelligent, majestic, magical, powerful and compelling.
Already listed by Amazon as a Top New Release in Historical Fiction and Italian Historical Fiction.
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.
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.
When Antonio\'s only son, Giuseppe, discovers his family\'s past, he becomes determined to take on the Vasaios and remove them from power.
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.
Antonio is determined to erase this legacy by offering financial and emotional support to his fellow villagers.
Only one family in the village remains outside the control of the Vasaios, but the reason haunts Antonio Sanguinetti every day of his life.
However, after the arrival of the Vasaio family, production dwindles and the villagers soon find themselves in crushing debt to the Vasaios.
The entire village prospered.
For years, the beautiful, yet secluded, hilltop village of Bellafortuna, Sicily, was a great producer of wine and olive oil.
WINNER OF THE B.
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G MEDALLION AWARD IN Historical Fiction 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
