Love in the Land of Barefoot Soldiers: A Novel - Hardcover

Vieta, Frances

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1631580132 ISBN 13: 9781631580130

Publisher: Yucca Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Can newfound love survive the ravages of modern warfare in the land of the Queen of Sheba?

Twenty-something Ceseli Larson is mourning the recent death of her cherished father. His passing comes as she prepares to undertake a planned but harrowing expedition to the lost ruins of Axum. Axum, capital of an ancient kingdom and the possible resting place of the Ark of the Covenant, was also once the famous home of the Queen of Sheba. Ceseli hopes to uncover its long-forgotten archaeological mysteries.

What she does not count on, though, is that Benito Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia looms on the horizon, about to be unleashed, sending an already dangerous journey into chaos. Nor does she expect the feeling she discovers for a young Italian doctor, nor the romance that blossoms between them.

Love in the Land of Barefoot Soldiers is a sweeping tale of romance and war, as Ceseli is caught between the movements of empires and her growing love for a member of the invading army. History and the destruction of the modern era collide in this exciting drama.

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"A heartbreaking story of what happened when the mighty powers at the League of Nations played ostrich for Fascist Italy's rape of Ethiopia, when they could have stopped Mussolini with his mustard gas and bombing of Red Cross hospitals. Vieta's novel is a lesson in the dangers of non-involvement. It brought tears to my eye." Marvin Kitman, American television critic, humorist, columnist, and Pulitzer Prize finalist

"Well written, expertly and realistically portrayed. Ceseli's fatalistic, heartfelt love affair is skillfully absorbing." Reviewed in The Mindquest Review of Books, by Lightword Publishing

Historically, the Italian invasion in 1935 was a brutal and devastating period for Ethiopia. We were not prepared to lose hundreds of thousands of people. It was an overwhelming loss for my country and for my family. My thanks to Frances Vieta for telling this story.” Yohannes Mengesha, former UN Assistant Secretary-General and great-grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I

About the Author

Frances Vieta was born and raised in New York City. She lived in Rome, Italy, for twenty-seven years, working as an investigative reporter and writer for American and Italian media. She has written on a variety of socioeconomic issues. She resides in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yucca Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1631580132
• ISBN 13: 9781631580130
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264