Hardcover Strategy Guide
Xlibris release received the 2009 Oakland PEN AWARD
The awarding ceremony that will take place this Sunday, December 6,at San Francisco will celebrate the self-published book “Sophia’s Exit Strategy” that talked about a child growing up in Palermo, Italy, Sophia Lucarno, was “different” from what is usually considered “normal” — and consequently suffered from the taunts of other children.
As a result, Sophia developed a survival mechanism that enabled her to go deep inside herself, sufficiently shutting out the outside world. This tendency to be silent with herself became a regular feature of her personality, and continued until adulthood. As an adult, Sophia continued to resort to this state of silence in order to fight back against the traumas of her life. Despite her extraordinary beauty, it was obvious to Sophia’s father, Salvatore Lucarno, that she would never be able to get a husband from among the local men, so he arranged to marry her off to an American named Sergio Borelli.
Borelli married the beautiful Sophia and brought her to live in New York’s “Little Italy”. Their union was not a “love marriage,” but an arranged marriage; one that involved a sufficiently large bride price. Once Borelli ran into Sophia’s brick wall of sile nce, however, he began to believe he had been duped — and that he had actually purchased an inferior human being. In his outrage at being stuck with an inferior wife, he begins to verbally and physically abuse Sophia. After some time, Sophia forms a relationship with a local Jewish laundry cleaner and a wealthy widow, a twosome who act as her support system against her husband Sergio. They help her plan her first escape.
Meanwhile, Sergio, a low-ranking member of the neighborhood Mafia, calls on the organization for help in locating and returning his escaped wife. The chase is about to begin. In a novel that powerfully captures the zeitgeist of late 1930s America, novelist C. Paolo Caruso masterfully weaves a riveting tapestry; one richly infused with intrigue, comedy, pathos, and human drama.
Driven forward by brisk momentum, a cast of richly-drawn characters, and a twist-filled plot that will leave the reader guessing — and panting — until the last page, Sophia’s Exit Strategy is one exciting, rewarding reading experience.
About CP Caruso
C. P. Caruso , a B.A., Pace University, an MIA and an M.Phil,Columbia University, has taught Political Science at Pace University and Long Island University. The author has also lectured at William Paterson College and Columbia University; and has written and published several articles dealing with political and social issues.
The author has done extensive research in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia; and currently serves as a staff trainer in the InterFuture cross-cultural understanding program for college students.
About Pen Oakland
This organization was created in order to “promote works of excellence by writers of all cultural and racial backgrounds and to educate both the public and the media as to the nature of multi-cultural work.” It affiliated with International PEN in 1990 and soon launched the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Awards for multicultural U.S. literature. In 1997, the association inaugurated its Literary Censorship Awards to protest censorship practices within the U.S. Although PEN Oakland unsuccessfully attempted to become the USA’s third PEN center, the attempt did succeed in opening the doors for PEN Oakland to become a full chapter of the PEN Center USA. PEN Oakland also introduced a resolution for more equitable media coverage of minorities and ethnic groups. The group also sponsored the Oakland Literature Expo portion of the City of Oakland’s Art & Soul Festival from 2001 through 2004.
PEN- International, the worldwide association of writers, was founded in London in 1921to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere. PEN originally stood for “Poets, Essayists and Novelists”, but now includes writers of any form of literature, such as journalists and historians. Other goals included: to emphasise the role of literature in the development of mutual understanding and world culture; to fight for freedom of expression; and to act as a powerful voice on behalf of writers harassed, imprisoned and sometimes killed for their views. It is the world’s oldest human rights organization and the oldest international literary organization.
About Xlibris
Xlibris was founded in 1997 and, as the leading publishing services provider for authors, has helped to publish more than 20,000 titles. Xlibris is based in Philadelphia, PA and provides authors with direct and personal access to quality publication in hardcover, trade paperback, custom leather-bound, and full-color formats.
For more information, please visit http://www.xlibris.com/requestkit/index.asp?src=apr&key=kr , e-mail pressrelease@xlibris.com or call at 1-888-795-4247, to receive a free publishing guide.
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