Save the Last Dance
von M.G. Crisci
Product DescriptionA BITTERSWEET LOVE STORY ABOUT BROKEN PROMISES AND SHATTERED DREAMS.Little Italy, New York City. 1920. A boy named Charlie and a girl named Fanny become bestfriends. Soon, their friendship turns to love. By the age of 20, they aresoulmates, sharing unconditional hopes, dreams, and wishes. Despite thebest of intentions, their lives take a different course during the next 79years. Charlie becomes a famous musician, battles substance abuse, has a nervous breakdown, marries twice, once to an alcoholicwho commits suicide. Fanny lives her own roller coaster ride. She marries a seemingly successfulbusinessman who dies suddenly in his sleep at 60, leaving her a tangled webof bankruptcy and IRS demands for millions in back taxes. Despite all the broken promises and shattered dreams, Fanny and Charlie find waysto remain connected until they die. Ultimately, they areburied in the same cemetery in New York City, not far from each other.Review ***** Superbly Crafted Ode to Love. -San Francisco Literary ReviewPure and Simple. A Great Love Story. -Kayla@Good Reads"A beautiful story of how love can last a lifetime. This is the story of Charlie and Fanny and their lives. There is happiness and sadness. I got totally caught up in this story from the start. New York is a wonderful setting for this story and the way it is put together makes it seem so real.."- GrOundHOg, Amazon U.K.From the AuthorI have a particular fondnessSave the Last Dance because the little girl in the story was my mother! And, I crafted the book in an approachable manner that will touch anyone who has ever been in love with that certain special someone.The added bonus is that it's filled with 75 years of relevant photographs from the pages of Charlie and Fanny lives, with and without each other.From the Inside FlapThe Sorrow of Loveby william butler yeats The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves, The brilliant moon and all the milky sky, And all that famous harmony of leaves, Had blotted out man's image and his cry. A girl arose that had red mournful lips And seemed the greatness of the world in tears, Doomed like Odysseus and the labouring ships And proud as Priam murdered with his peers; Arose, and on the instant clamorous eaves, A climbing moon upon an empty sky, And all that lamentation of the leaves, Could but compose man's image and his cry. About the AuthorM. G. Crisci Author/Screenwriter/Businessman/Social Commentator Manhattan-born M.G. Crisci is the critically-acclaimed author of twelve books inspired by or based on real events. His literary works are noted for complex character studies and surprising endings. They encompass the genres of romance, history, politics, and crime.He is also a former Fortune 500 senior executive, an internationally-recognized expert in the field of consumer motivation and behavior, and award-winning journalist, and a thought-provoking social commentator who believes non-political, cross-cultural activities have the power to increase mutual respect and trust between allies and enemies. He has been elected to Who's Who in the World 22 times and recently received lifetime achievement awards from the Albert Marcus Society and the Eurasia Center Worldwide for his business, literary, and cultural contributions. mgcrisci.comYoutube.com/worldofmgcrisciTwitter.com/worldofmgcriscitwitter.com/worldofmgcrisci
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Save the Last Dance
von M.G. Crisci
Product DescriptionA BITTERSWEET LOVE STORY ABOUT BROKEN PROMISES AND SHATTERED DREAMS.Little Italy, New York City. 1920. A boy named Charlie and a girl named Fanny become bestfriends. Soon, their friendship turns to love. By the age of 20, they aresoulmates, sharing unconditional hopes, dreams, and wishes. Despite thebest of intentions, their lives take a different course during the next 79years. Charlie becomes a famous musician, battles substance abuse, has a nervous breakdown, marries twice, once to an alcoholicwho commits suicide. Fanny lives her own roller coaster ride. She marries a seemingly successfulbusinessman who dies suddenly in his sleep at 60, leaving her a tangled webof bankruptcy and IRS demands for millions in back taxes. Despite all the broken promises and shattered dreams, Fanny and Charlie find waysto remain connected until they die. Ultimately, they areburied in the same cemetery in New York City, not far from each other.Review ***** Superbly Crafted Ode to Love. -San Francisco Literary ReviewPure and Simple. A Great Love Story. -Kayla@Good Reads"A beautiful story of how love can last a lifetime. This is the story of Charlie and Fanny and their lives. There is happiness and sadness. I got totally caught up in this story from the start. New York is a wonderful setting for this story and the way it is put together makes it seem so real.."- GrOundHOg, Amazon U.K.From the AuthorI have a particular fondnessSave the Last Dance because the little girl in the story was my mother! And, I crafted the book in an approachable manner that will touch anyone who has ever been in love with that certain special someone.The added bonus is that it's filled with 75 years of relevant photographs from the pages of Charlie and Fanny lives, with and without each other.From the Inside FlapThe Sorrow of Loveby william butler yeats The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves, The brilliant moon and all the milky sky, And all that famous harmony of leaves, Had blotted out man's image and his cry. A girl arose that had red mournful lips And seemed the greatness of the world in tears, Doomed like Odysseus and the labouring ships And proud as Priam murdered with his peers; Arose, and on the instant clamorous eaves, A climbing moon upon an empty sky, And all that lamentation of the leaves, Could but compose man's image and his cry. About the AuthorM. G. Crisci Author/Screenwriter/Businessman/Social Commentator Manhattan-born M.G. Crisci is the critically-acclaimed author of twelve books inspired by or based on real events. His literary works are noted for complex character studies and surprising endings. They encompass the genres of romance, history, politics, and crime.He is also a former Fortune 500 senior executive, an internationally-recognized expert in the field of consumer motivation and behavior, and award-winning journalist, and a thought-provoking social commentator who believes non-political, cross-cultural activities have the power to increase mutual respect and trust between allies and enemies. He has been elected to Who's Who in the World 22 times and recently received lifetime achievement awards from the Albert Marcus Society and the Eurasia Center Worldwide for his business, literary, and cultural contributions. mgcrisci.comYoutube.com/worldofmgcrisciTwitter.com/worldofmgcriscitwitter.com/worldofmgcrisci
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Rezension von AnnaA bittersweet little story about unconditional love that survives the centuries, you're kinda rooting for Fanny and Charlie to finally be the couple they were meant to be but it simply never happens. The characters were lovely but I was not totally blown away.