Clelia: When Love Died: A Tale of Sorrows

By Philip Antony

Infant abandoned at Vatican orphanage. At 18 decides to leave instead of becoming a nun. Meets Felice owner of a caf in Rome. He "adopts" her. Her life with her papa is loving, exciting and rewarding. Vincenzo, a scheming young man and an alcoholic enters the picture. He cons her to giving him her money and coerces her to come to America where he and his brothers open a now famous restaurant. Aboard the ship, Vincenzo rapes her. She becomes pregnant. As the story progresses, she becomes angry, despondent. She loathes him. Vincenzo dies in a fall. Vincenzo's brothers evict her and her son from their home. Clelia is reduced to poverty in an arranged marriage. She is a changed person. Her hatred and despondency is written on her face. The remainder of her life is in misery, deep depression and alienation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1916964834
• ISBN13: 9781916964839
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Philip Tulimeiri
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"