The Sardinian Story is going on tour with Rachel's Random Resources, if you wish to participate please contact me on rachel@rachelsrandomresources.com with your name, blog name, preferred post type and availability.
The Sardinian Story by Francesca Scanacapra
Genre: Women’s Fiction
Tour Dates: 12th - 21st October 2023
Publication Date: 28th September 2023
Publisher: Silvertail Books
Standalone Novel
Formats available: Epub and Limited UK paperbacks
Estimated Page Count: 250
Types of post available: Reviews, extracts, guest posts and Q&As
Pre-order Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sardinian-Story-absolutely-heartbreaking-unputdownable-ebook/dp/B0CF5ZVTRY
Apennine Mountains, Italy, 1965
Leonora Bacchetti was once a happy child. But at the age of seventeen she has become a wild and rebellious young woman who leaves her parents in despair when she runs away from home with a group of itinerant travellers.
In the eyes of their friends and neighbours in the tight-knit village of Montacciolo, her parents’ good name is ruined.
At first, Leonora keeps in touch with her mother and father, sending letters and postcards from different countries until, very abruptly, her correspondence stops. The girl has vanished.
Vague, unreliable rumours of her fate abound, but newspaper appeals, police and private investigations reveal nothing.
Until, eighteen years later, in the midst of a snowstorm, a stranger from Sardinia knocks on the door of Leonora’s father’s little mountain house.
Now a widower, he has come to terms with never knowing what happened to his daughter. But everything changes when the unexpected visitor claims that he has new information.
The two men quickly bond and gradually begin to piece together the truth about Lenora, provoking deep questions about her life and how they have lived their own – questions about love, loyalty, honesty and what being a family really means.
The Sardinian Story is a novel of exquisite power and deep emotion which will live long in the memories of its readers.
About Francesca Scanacapra
Francesca Scanacapra was born in Italy to an English mother and Italian father, and her childhood was spent living between England and Italy. Her adult life has been somewhat nomadic with periods spent living in Italy, England, France, Senegal and Spain. She describes herself as 'unconventional' and has pursued an eclectic mixture of career paths – from working in translation, the fitness industry, education and even several years as a builder. In 2021 she returned to her native country and back to her earliest roots to pursue her writing career full time. Francesca now resides permanently in rural Lombardy in the house built by her great-grandfather which was the inspiration for her Paradiso Novels: Paradiso, Return to Paradiso and The Daughter of Paradiso. Her novel The Lost Boy of Bologna was also published by Silvertail Books.
Social Media Links
https://twitter.com/FrancescaScana2
https://www.instagram.com/francescascana2/
Blog Tour Schedule
Capacity per day as shown. Confirmed blogs will appear here.
12th October
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Chez Maximka
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Books and Me!
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A Little Book Problem
13th October
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@mrse2017
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The Book Elf
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TBHonest
14th October
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Lozreads
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Just Katherine
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15th October
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jen_loves_reading
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Novel Kicks
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16th October
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Book after Book
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Celticlady's Reviews
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17th October
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@penfoldlayla
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Tizi's Book Review
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18th October
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Pickled Thoughts and Pinot
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@the.fiction.addiction
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19th October
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The Bookish Hermit
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Leanne bookstagram
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20th October
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vickys_bookish_life
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Sharon Beyond The Books
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annette_reads_daily
21st October
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@duckfacekim09
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Silkybookloverfun
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