Book launch: The Sinking of the Leonardo da Vinci by Deborah Jeanne Weitzman
Book launch: The Sinking of the Leonardo da Vinci by Deborah Jeanne Weitzman
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When: 18 September, 18.15-19.30
Where: Prismatic Pages, Rathkes gate 7b
Join us in launching a local author's new book, The Sinking of the Leonardo da Vinci by Deborah Jeanne Weitzman!
The author will discuss and read from her work, followed by a Q&A, mingling and book signing.
Register here as space is limited!
An impossible love. An impossible choice.
It is 1976, in New York. Joanna, a dreamy and sensitive young woman, suffers deep loneliness and a sense of never belonging. The world of music, of songwriting, draws her toward something deeper, if only she had permission to enter that world. When she meets Luca, onboard The Leonardo da Vinci, her wildest dreams come true. He-the young navigator of the ship, rebellious and passionate-gives her that permission. They fall hopelessly in love, and against all odds, she travels to Rome to be with him. When she arrives, he has drastically changed. Never knowing what turned him so callous, this dark seed contaminates the rest of her life.
Back in NY, she runs into her former professor, Stuart, a visionary environmentalist, and they marry. Older than Joanna, he is her anchor and benevolent father figure. To never be burned again, she vows to stay far from the rocky shoals of passion. To keep that vow, she buries her creative soul, her real voice, and her music. When Stuart unexpectedly dies of a heart attack, her unlived self awakens with a vengeance. Hoping to heal, she travels to the walking trails of Cinque Terre, where she unexpectedly reawakens both passion and comfort in her relationships, finding herself along the way.
Deborah Jeanne Weitzman travels the world as a writer, teacher, performer, and adventurer. She leads workshops in the Alexander Technique, vocal activation, movement, and creative expression. An ASCAP award-winning songwriter, her recordings—Briefly Mine, For the Feel of the Wind, Beneath Your Moon, and others—are available online. She is the author of the memoir Pandora Learns to Sing and the musical Island in the Storm. The Sinking of the Leonardo da Vinci is her first novel. Originally from New York City, she lives with her husband between Norway and Greece.
