J.R. Sharp's Blog, page 9
September 28, 2016
September 26, 2016
FEEDING THE ENEMY BOOK LOFT SIGNING WAS A HIT
The weather was perfect and so were the people that came out to support. Thanks for all the support and I can’t wait for the next signing.
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September 9, 2016
FEEDING THE ENEMY IS IN THE ITALIAN PRIMO MAGAZINE
Feeding the Enemy will be in the next issue of Primo Magazine. Check out the banner on their web site.
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September 1, 2016
FEEDING THE ENEMY MENTIONED IN BOOKLOFT SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER
Looking forward to another book signing on 24 September from 1pm-4pm @ the Bookloft in Amelia Island. http://conta.cc/2cfOITW
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August 23, 2016
FEEDING THE ENEMY MAKES THE FRONT PAGE OF LOCAL PAPER
The local paper did a front page article in the Leisure section about J. R. Sharp’s guest appearance at the Amelia Island Museum of History. Over 60 people attended the lecture about his newly released book Feeding the Enemy. http://bit.ly/2beyImv.
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August 10, 2016
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (MOAA) POSTS BOOK IN MAGAZINE AND WEBSITE.
Member Books for August 2016
Feeding the Enemy. By Cmdr. J.R. Sharp, USN (Ret). Koehler Books. ISBN 978-1-63393-250-0.
Feeding the Enemy is based on the true story of an Italian family’s determination to survive in the face of evil during World War II. It is a story of perseverance, ingenuity, and love. This book captures the spirit of survivability against all odds and provides the reader with an appreciation of what Europeans went through during the war.
The Zucchet family is faced with the destruction of their farm and the annihilation of all their family members by the Germans and Pro-Fascist supporters during World War II. The family patriarch and World War I veteran, Pietro, uses elaborate hiding places to store food and valuables and diversion techniques to distract the enemy during their many visits to the farm. He does whatever it takes to prevent the same fate as so many families in the war-torn area. Pietro’s daughter, Catherina, makes a remarkable journey from young woman to wife and then mother of two while avoiding the same enemy. Woven into the tapestry of this novel is the story of her love and life within the terror of war with a soldier named Gino. The story follows his constant battles while serving in the Italian Royal Army and how he became a resistant freedom fighter battling his way back to her and their love.
– See more at: http://www.moaa.org/Content/Publications-and-Media/Member-Books/Member-Books-for-August-2016.aspx#sthash.TshO5uee.dpuf
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Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) post book in magazine and website.
Member Books for August 2016
Feeding the Enemy. By Cmdr. J.R. Sharp, USN (Ret). Koehler Books. ISBN 978-1-63393-250-0.
Feeding the Enemy is based on the true story of an Italian family’s determination to survive in the face of evil during World War II. It is a story of perseverance, ingenuity, and love. This book captures the spirit of survivability against all odds and provides the reader with an appreciation of what Europeans went through during the war.
The Zucchet family is faced with the destruction of their farm and the annihilation of all their family members by the Germans and Pro-Fascist supporters during World War II. The family patriarch and World War I veteran, Pietro, uses elaborate hiding places to store food and valuables and diversion techniques to distract the enemy during their many visits to the farm. He does whatever it takes to prevent the same fate as so many families in the war-torn area. Pietro’s daughter, Catherina, makes a remarkable journey from young woman to wife and then mother of two while avoiding the same enemy. Woven into the tapestry of this novel is the story of her love and life within the terror of war with a soldier named Gino. The story follows his constant battles while serving in the Italian Royal Army and how he became a resistant freedom fighter battling his way back to her and their love.
– See more at: http://www.moaa.org/Content/Publications-and-Media/Member-Books/Member-Books-for-August-2016.aspx#sthash.TshO5uee.dpuf
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August 4, 2016
Columbia Review Weighs in on Feeding the Enemy
“There’s passion and romance, life and death, suspense and lust, all told with an underlying sense of foreboding and hope, which the author applies at just the right measure. Feeding the Enemy is a well written and inspiring novel that’s not only heartfelt, but also sophisticated and thought provoking in the best tradition of the greatest historical novels. Well done!” – The Columbia Review
As you can imagine, being greeted with those words at the outset of a review by the esteemed Columbia Review of Books & Film was nothing less than thrilling!
Here is the review in its entirety – pleased and proud to share this and grateful to the editorial board for their kind words…
Feeding the Enemy
Reviewed By: The Editorial Board
The Editorial Board of The Columbia Review accepts submissions from authors, publishers, directors, agents, producers and fans.
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“For readers who love the great novels of the Second World War and yearns for another deep and thoughtful story told against that great human drama, Feeding the Enemy by J.R. Sharp will be highly satisfying, providing both laughter and tears.
The author managed to utilize a broad canvas to tell a very personal story for a unique cast of characters, centering on an Italian family caught in the fire of the fascists’ war. Protagonists are led by Pietro Zucchet, a veteran of the First World War and the family patriarch, who is engaged in his own war here—a war for the survival of his family members, which he fights with ingenuity and verve.
His daughter, Catherina, is perhaps the novel’s emotional linchpin, as we journey with her from youth and charming naivety through marriage and motherhood, all the while fighting alongside Pietro for survival and, not less important, dignity. Gino, her love, gives us a front-row seat to what Italian soldiers of that time experienced, both in battle and back home.
J.R. Sharp tells us this grand story with multiple layers of depth, enriched by an original setting and creative circumstances, which together make for a spellbinding novel. Based on a true story, the novel is thick with the texture of real life. Events unfold naturally to create conflicts and interactions between the characters and a world caught in turmoil and bloodshed. There’s passion and romance, life and death, suspense and lust, all told with an underlying sense of foreboding and hope, which the author applies at just the right measure. Feeding the Enemy is a well written and inspiring novel that’s not only heartfelt, but also sophisticated and thought provoking in the best tradition of the greatest historical novels. Well done!”
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July 19, 2016
WWII LIBERTY SHIP DESK
We converted a Liberty Ship coffee table into my new desk. Great start for my next book.
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