"Ophelia Rising" by Umberto Tosi Pre-Publication Review
“Ophelia Rising” by Umberto Tosi – profound and poetic historical fiction from independent author.
Chicago, IL, November 04, 2014 --(PR.com)-- HerEthics Books Independent eBook Publisher wish to thank author Umberto Tosi for a chance to review his novel “Ophelia Rising” in advance and participate on its successful launch on 1st November 2014.
About the Book
Umberto Tosi has chosen a challenging subject for his novel. Ophelia – as a character of Shakespeare’s Hamlet tragedy-play, may direct commentators and reviewers to the trap of comparing Tosi’s works with that of the Bard.
Author has brought the picture of a woman and her story, unfolding in a distanced timeline of past centuries, but with the personal qualities of a strong, independent, yet sensitive and wise individual, still unreachable for many.
Ophelia leaves her home behind in Elsinore and Denmark by the sea, reaching Amsterdam and the Netherlands, only to survive the long siege of Leiden. She continues on her way to Lyon, where she hopes to find the rest of her family. We are allowed to enter her inner world and experience her thoughts, struggles, fears and hopes. Being Oliver on a stage and on the boat, boldly playing role of a young man, she remembers her adventures with prince Hamlet and her brother Laertes.
But she didn’t know that behind the scenes a great game was already being played out in the palaces of Spain, Flanders, Italy and Denmark in which she and her son were just chess pieces. Horatio’s book, clearing the massacre in Hamlet’s family, put Ophelia and her son on the spot light. That, in turn has led to back stage intrigues of high politics. Inquisitorial Cardinal Spinola with his papal ambitions, Enzo Palmieri and his financial interests, the Geuzen – Dutch Independence fighters played their powerful roles. Who wants to use her son and get rid of her, who wants to help her? Amid scenes full of clandestine agreements and international involvements, we await Ophelia’s next step.
From HerEthics Books editorial review: “The whole book amounts to a profound and poetic account of Ophelia’s possible life, built on extensive research, a careful and sensitive approach, an affluent language and fitting style. “Ophelia Rising” takes readers on a captivating grand-tour.”
About the Author
Umberto Tosi is contributing editor of Chicago Quarterly Review. His published fiction includes a trio of novellas – Our Own Kind, Satan the Movie and My Dog's Name – set in Los Angeles, where he began a distinguished journalistic career with the Los Angeles Times as a staff writer and then, managing editor of the paper's Sunday magazine.
He has published hundreds of articles and stories in regional and national magazines and reviews.
Umberto Tosi was born in Boston. He lives and writes in Chicago with his partner, artist Eleanor Spiess-Ferris, who contributed with her original art on the book cover.
“Ophelia Rising” - eBook vividly illustrated with 33 authentic images from the period is available as Kindle Edition on Amazon from 1st November 2014.
About the Book
Umberto Tosi has chosen a challenging subject for his novel. Ophelia – as a character of Shakespeare’s Hamlet tragedy-play, may direct commentators and reviewers to the trap of comparing Tosi’s works with that of the Bard.
Author has brought the picture of a woman and her story, unfolding in a distanced timeline of past centuries, but with the personal qualities of a strong, independent, yet sensitive and wise individual, still unreachable for many.
Ophelia leaves her home behind in Elsinore and Denmark by the sea, reaching Amsterdam and the Netherlands, only to survive the long siege of Leiden. She continues on her way to Lyon, where she hopes to find the rest of her family. We are allowed to enter her inner world and experience her thoughts, struggles, fears and hopes. Being Oliver on a stage and on the boat, boldly playing role of a young man, she remembers her adventures with prince Hamlet and her brother Laertes.
But she didn’t know that behind the scenes a great game was already being played out in the palaces of Spain, Flanders, Italy and Denmark in which she and her son were just chess pieces. Horatio’s book, clearing the massacre in Hamlet’s family, put Ophelia and her son on the spot light. That, in turn has led to back stage intrigues of high politics. Inquisitorial Cardinal Spinola with his papal ambitions, Enzo Palmieri and his financial interests, the Geuzen – Dutch Independence fighters played their powerful roles. Who wants to use her son and get rid of her, who wants to help her? Amid scenes full of clandestine agreements and international involvements, we await Ophelia’s next step.
From HerEthics Books editorial review: “The whole book amounts to a profound and poetic account of Ophelia’s possible life, built on extensive research, a careful and sensitive approach, an affluent language and fitting style. “Ophelia Rising” takes readers on a captivating grand-tour.”
About the Author
Umberto Tosi is contributing editor of Chicago Quarterly Review. His published fiction includes a trio of novellas – Our Own Kind, Satan the Movie and My Dog's Name – set in Los Angeles, where he began a distinguished journalistic career with the Los Angeles Times as a staff writer and then, managing editor of the paper's Sunday magazine.
He has published hundreds of articles and stories in regional and national magazines and reviews.
Umberto Tosi was born in Boston. He lives and writes in Chicago with his partner, artist Eleanor Spiess-Ferris, who contributed with her original art on the book cover.
“Ophelia Rising” - eBook vividly illustrated with 33 authentic images from the period is available as Kindle Edition on Amazon from 1st November 2014.
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