To A Strange Somewhere Fled

by D.M. Denton

Overview

After the sudden end to her collaboration with composer Alessandro Stradella,
Donatella moves from Genoa to join her parents in a small village in Oxfordshire, England.

The gift of a sonnet, 'stolen' music, inexpressible secrets, and an irrepressible
spirit have stowed away on her journey.

Haunted by whispers and visions, angels and demons, will she rise out of grief and
aimlessness? Her father's friendship with the residents of Wroxton Abbey, who are
important figures in the court of Charles II, offers new possibilities, especially as
music and its masters ~ including the 'divine' Henry Purcell ~ have not finished with her yet.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151518208
Publisher:	All Things That Matter Press
Publication date:	03/17/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	198
File size:	282 KB

About the Author

Writer and artist D.M. (Diane) Denton, a native of Western New York, is inspired by music, art, nature, and the contradictions of the human and creative spirit. Through observation and study, truth and imagination, she loves to wander into the past to discover stories of interest and meaning for the present, writing from her love of language, the nuances of story-telling, and the belief that what is left unsaid is the most affecting of all.
Her educational journey took her to a dream-fulfilling semester at Wroxton College, England, and she remained in the UK for sixteen years surrounded by the quaint villages, beautiful hills, woods and fields of the Oxfordshire countryside, and all kinds of colorful characters. This turned out to be a life-changing experience that continues to resonate in her life to this day.
She returned to the US and Western New York in 1990, and has since resided in a cozy log cabin with her mother and a multitude of cats. Her day jobs have been in retail, manufacturing, media and career consulting, and as a volunteer coordinator for Western New York Public Broadcasting. She is currently secretary for the Zoning and Codes administration in the town where she lives. In addition to writing, music and art, she is passionate about nurturing nature and a consciousness for a more compassionate, inclusive and peaceful world.
Please visit her website, , and blog, where you can contact her. Also, find her on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Google Plus.

Editorial Reviews

To open the pages of a historical novel written by D.M. Denton is to find that the past is no longer a foreign country.
In this beautifully realized sequel to A House Near Luccoli, the author once again effortlessly blends the vividly imagined fictional character Donatella with real-life historical figures and settings to create a world that is as beguiling as it is believable ... Scrupulously researched and historically accurate, the novel immerses the reader in its historical period.

bennisonbooks.com - D. Bennison

In this tour-de-force book, D.M. Denton shows her command of a distinctive point of view and a writing style that enables her to communicate it. Her style breaks the rules, but it is just this breaking up and apart that reveals her character’s experiences in new and unexpected ways. It allows for flourishes, nuances, changes in pace, and variations on themes, as music does. With delicacy and sureness, the author works with her themes of memory, love, and loss. Grief and love vibrate throughout.

author - Mary Clark

The music continues in To A Strange Somewhere Fled, D.M. Denton's lovely sequel to A House Near Luccoli ... Denton writes with a lyrical style which swells, fades, and swells again, creating a perfect setting through its tone as much as its meticulous description. Her words pull her readers to 17th century England like music from that era ....

author - Steve Lindahl