Inky Girl

by Salvatore Robert Froio


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Softcover
£10.99
Hardcover
£20.49
Softcover
£10.99

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 16/04/2010

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 236
ISBN : 9781449075743
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 236
ISBN : 9781449075750

About the Book

After a long and exciting journey one of the magic ink bottles ends up with Lynn, a young girl, who lives in Massachusetts. At a Halloween costume party she discovers for the first time the extraordinary powers from the ink, when she saves a friend from a burning house.

She becomes determined to find out more about the ink and its origin. She also feels great passion for helping people in need.

The story starts in Egypt 1792 when a young boy finds a silver vase containing mystical black liquid in one of the pyramids. The black liquid is sold as ink and travels trough many persons and places. You meet real historical people like Charles Dickens, Samuel Cunard, William George Browne, Ann and Wendell Phillips, Celestino Madeiros and others. Inky Girl mixes real events with fiction and catches exciting glimpses from our history.


About the Author

Salvatore Robert Froio was first recognized with his first novel, ”i venti corni” which had astounding success within the Italian Calabrian Community. As a result of his work he was named one of the famous Calabrians of the 20th century by the Italian Newspaper La Voce, along with other celebrities such as Tony Bennett, Connie Francis and Ann Bancroft, to name a few.

His current novel, “Inky Girl” was first conceived in 1968 as a short story.