Terri-Lynne DeFino kanalisiert die Bewohner und Landschaften ihres eigenen Geistes und verwandelt sie in fesselnde Erzählungen. Ihr Schreiben ist eine Verkörperung ihrer einzigartigen Perspektive, geprägt von ihren Lebenserfahrungen in Neuengland. Durch ihre Geschichten bietet sie den Lesern einen Einblick in die Tiefen der menschlichen Psyche und erforscht nachhallende Themen.
Im Seniorenheim "Das Stift" in Bar Harbor, das ausschließlich Angehörige der Verlagsbranche beherbergt, sorgt der charmante, todkranke Autor Alfonso Carducci für Aufregung. Pflegehelferin Cecibel wird seine letzte Muse und entfaltet eine besondere Beziehung zu ihm.
Set against a vibrant backdrop, this story features endearing characters whose voices and narratives resonate deeply. With a blend of humor and wisdom, it explores themes of love and identity within a Jersey Italian context. Readers will find themselves emotionally invested, reluctant to part with the characters who linger long after the last page. The narrative promises a delightful experience filled with charm and insight.
ADULT & CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE. Johanna Coco is finally home in Bitterly, Connecticut, to attend her beloved grandmother's funeral-only to be confronted by the very reason she's stayed away to begin with--Charlie McCallan. Her high school sweetheart is now divorced, and no longer the skinny boy Johanna once loved. Hometown handsome and dependable as always, Charlie is the kind of man she needs to lean on as she and her sisters grapple with their grief-as well as the mystery of their long-missing mother, Carolina. But Johanna's heart isn't only haunted by her ghosts; it's haunted by what happened between her and Charlie. Charlie is determined to do things right this time, and he has to do it before Johanna vanishes from his life again
A whimsical, moving novel about a retirement home for literary legends who spar, conjure up new stories, and almost magically change the lives of the people around them. Alfonse Carducci was a literary giant who lived his life to excess-lovers, alcohol, parties, and literary rivalries.