BOOK DESCRIPTION :
Infant abandoned at Vatican orphanage. At 18 decides to leave instead of becoming a nun. Meets Felice owner of a café in Rome. He “adopts” her. Her life with her papa is loving, exciting and rewarding. Vincenzo, a scheming young man and an alcoholic enters the picture. He cons her to giving him her money and coerces her to come to America where he and his brothers open a now famous restaurant. Aboard the ship, Vincenzo rapes her. She becomes pregnant. As the story progresses, she becomes angry, despondent. She loathes him. Vincenzo dies in a fall. Vincenzo’s brothers evict her and her son from their home. Clelia is reduced to poverty in an arranged marriage. She is a changed person. Her hatred and despondency is written on her face. The remainder of her life is in misery, deep depression and alienation.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR :
Philip Antony is a distinguished author whose extensive professional journey as an international lawyer, university professor, and business consultant has profoundly shaped his literary voice. His diverse experiences, spanning the legal, academic, and corporate arenas, serve as a rich foundation for his body of work, which includes both adult fiction and children’s literature. His storytelling is marked by intellectual depth, moral inquiry, and vivid imagination, brought to life through dynamic characters and engaging narratives.
A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. Antony draws upon his military service to infuse his writing with a nuanced understanding of duty, resilience, and the human condition. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he came of age among children of immigrant families, where playful reenactments of “good guys” and “bad guys” laid the groundwork for a lifelong fascination with narrative roles and ethical complexity.
His writing reflects a keen observational eye, a global perspective, and an enduring commitment to exploring the richness of human experience across cultures and generations.
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