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Folks,
The festival was definitely the highlight of the year for me. With so many authors, readers, and celebrities showing up to support such a great event. Over 13,000 free books were distributed though-out our locals schools to encourage reading and writing. Just a great event that benefits so many.
Folks,
I hope you have been enjoying your summer so far. We have been busy here at the J.R. Sharp camp. My publisher has my first edit cut on my new book “Breaking from the Enemy.” That only leaves two more edits and hopefully we can get the book out in early October. Still designing the cover and other odds and ends. If you have any questions, just shoot me an email. Here is a small taste:
“When Gino makes his move to escape, his enemies pick up his trail as he heads south to the ancient city of Monte Cassino. After arriving, a catholic nun turned Italian partisan, Caroline Franco, takes him through the ancient trails of the Latin Valley to escape his pursuers. Will they be able to get past all the Nazi road blocks, or will they be caught before they escape to the north and finally become free and reunited with their families?”
This is my display for Saturday. Come on out!!
Member Books for August 2016
Feeding the Enemy. By Cmdr. J.R. Sharp, USN (Ret). Koehler Books. ISBN 978-1-63393-250-0.
Feeding the Enemy is based on the true story of an Italian family’s determination to survive in the face of evil during World War II. It is a story of perseverance, ingenuity, and love. This book captures the spirit of survivability against all odds and provides the reader with an appreciation of what Europeans went through during the war.
The Zucchet family is faced with the destruction of their farm and the annihilation of all their family members by the Germans and Pro-Fascist supporters during World War II. The family patriarch and World War I veteran, Pietro, uses elaborate hiding places to store food and valuables and diversion techniques to distract the enemy during their many visits to the farm. He does whatever it takes to prevent the same fate as so many families in the war-torn area. Pietro’s daughter, Catherina, makes a remarkable journey from young woman to wife and then mother of two while avoiding the same enemy. Woven into the tapestry of this novel is the story of her love and life within the terror of war with a soldier named Gino. The story follows his constant battles while serving in the Italian Royal Army and how he became a resistant freedom fighter battling his way back to her and their love.
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