Love in the Land of Barefoot Soldiers: A Novel

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Can newfound love survive the ravages of modern warfare in the land of the Queen of Sheba Twenty-something Ceseli Larson is mourning the recent death of her cherished father. His passing comes as she prepares to undertake a planned but harrowing expedition to the lost ruins of Axum. Axum, capital of an ancient kingdom and the possible resting plac

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"A heartbreaking story of what happened when the mighty powers at the League of Nations played ostrich for Fascist Italy's rape of Ethiopia, when they could have stopped Mussolini with his mustard gas and bombing of Red Cross hospitals. Vieta's novel is a lesson in the dangers of non-involvement. It brought tears to my eye." Marvin Kitman, American television critic, humorist, columnist, and Pulitzer Prize finalist

"Well written, expertly and realistically portrayed. Ceseli's fatalistic, heartfelt love affair is skillfully absorbing."Reviewed in The Mindquest Review of Books, by Lightword Publishing

Historically, the Italian invasion in 1935 was a brutal and devastating period for Ethiopia. We were not prepared to lose hundreds of thousands of people. It was an overwhelming loss for my country and for my family. My thanks to Frances Vieta for telling this story. Yohannes Mengesha, former UN Assistant Secretary-General and great-grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I
"A heartbreaking story of what happened when the mighty powers at the League of Nations played ostrich for Fascist Italy's rape of Ethiopia, when they could have stopped Mussolini with his mustard gas and bombing of Red Cross hospitals. Vieta's novel is a lesson in the dangers of non-involvement. It brought tears to my eye." Marvin Kitman, American television critic, humorist, columnist, and Pulitzer Prize finalist

"Well written, expertly and realistically portrayed. Ceseli's fatalistic, heartfelt love affair is skillfully absorbing."Reviewed in The Mindquest Review of Books, by Lightword Publishing

Historically, the Italian invasion in 1935 was a brutal and devastating period for Ethiopia. We were not prepared to lose hundreds of thousands of people. It was an overwhelming loss for my country and for my family. My thanks to Frances Vieta for telling this story. Yohannes Mengesha, former UN Assistant Secretary-General and great-grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I

Author Bio

Frances Vieta was born and raised in New York City. She lived in Rome, Italy, for twenty-seven years, working as an investigative reporter and writer for American and Italian media. She has written on a variety of socioeconomic issues. She resides in New York City.