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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 … 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.
The novel has been called lyrical, intelligent, majestic, magical, powerful and compelling. Here are some advance reviews.
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
Categories: Italian Historical Fiction, Christian Historical Fiction, European Historical Fiction, Biographical Historical Fiction, Christian Historical Romance, Women’s Historical Fiction, Opera Music
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An enjoyable story! Even though the plot was a little slow at first, it emerges into an engaging story in the second half. The scene on a hilltop village in Sicily was described beautifully; almost hearing the music or smelling the baked breads giving the reader the feeling they are walking among the villagers on the quint streets.
Can you imagine living in the beautiful hills of a wine country, were olive oil is also produced? Every villager prospers, and it is a strong knit community, until a heartless Vasaios family arrives causing the community to go into debt. The Saguinette family has no qualms with this family and offers the villagers financial help; along with emotional support by introducing them to opera music.
This is my first book by Vincent B. “Chip” Lococo. Many will enjoy this historical fiction book as it is a wonderful story of love, loss and absolution. I recommend this book even though it was a slow start it becomes a book that will pull at your heart. So, grab your glass of wine and enjoy a journey into Sicily!
I give this book 3.5 stars.
~This book was given to me through a giveaway by the author in exchange for a fair and honest review.~
A Song for Bellafortuna is a decent story. Though I am not sure exactly what the plot of it really is? I got the feeling that it was more about the village of Bellafortuna and it people. Though it was a told though a person or persons of Sanguinetti’s family.
Is seem to be more about the Giuseppe’s life and his family did and trying to make it right for a fight for freedom for his village and it villagers. I did not get this until about Carlo Vasino’s death and a really good friend of Giuseppe’s dies who name is Baggio.
I really could not get why the book was called what it was it was about. It more about the village of Bellafortuna. The author writing is what makes me want to rate it low. Though we do get lots of history about Italy and it surrounding city with history about Bellafortuna, Sicily.
The chapters leading up to finally getting where we get to the action and why they seem to get this one favorite and greatest tenor in the world named Caruso is the most interesting part and where I could not put the book down. Before that I really could put the book down and really did not want to complete it. Though the story of love, and friendship is though out the book.
The history and scene of views is talked about and created is really can be captured this this book. This is the only thing that keeps me reading the then the action of if they villagers get that freedom?
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I won a copy of this book from Goodreads giveaways. I was not required to give a favorable review. This was a beautiful story of how one young man tried to make things right in his village when people of money & power tried to control everything.