The Sound of the Wind

The novel The Sound of the Wind deals with the fate of the two Jewish siblings Maria and Paolo, who were abandoned by their mother. This true story happened in 1940 in a small village in the province of Palermo - Sicily. It is the story of a mother who abandons her own children for her dream of a better life. She chose this cruel act at a time that was unbelievably horrible and cruel. Soon after the twelve-year-old sweet girl gets captured by an old hunter and he tries to violate her. Both children experienced one agony after another, until they learn from a Carabinieri that her father was brutally murdered in prison. The mother goes insane when sees with her own eyes how her new lover constantly cheats on her with his ex-girlfriend. Filled with deep hatred and anger, she saw no other way out and the tragedy takes its course. It's a real-life story, with intrigues, murders and strokes of fate that entraps the reades from the first page till the very last. As a bonus, the author has also included 6 wonderful poems that will resonate deeply with the readers. von Cipriani, Antonio