Vita Plena: Ten Stories

By Joann La Forte

A creative fusion of imagined moments and true accounts, this collection uncovers the lessons that rise from the joys, trials, heartaches, and revelations of living a full life. Across ten compelling stories, readers are invited into a tapestry of experiences that span generations, emotions, and unexpected turns.

Journey through the warmth and complexity of family life, the nostalgia of growing up in 1970s Brooklyn, and a vivid factual-fiction retelling of Pompeii's destruction in 79 A.D. Explore stories of love, loss, resilience, illness, pets who leave pawprints on the heart, and the quiet miracles that shape us in ways we rarely expect.

Blending truth with imagination, humor with heartbreak, and reflection with hope, this collection offers something for every reader - a reminder that within ordinary lives lie extraordinary moments worth remembering.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GV1KY317
• ISBN13: 9798234018762
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Twojayspress LLC
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"