After a two year hiatus, I am returning to my blog. And, first of all, I want to tell you that I have published The Curse of Gesualdo: Music, Murder and Madness, an historical novel about the Renaissance composer who achieved fame and infamy, both for the remarkable, gut-wrenching music that he wrote, and for the violent and tragic life that he led. Gesualdo murdered his wife and his best friend because he believed they were having an affair; he was then so consumed by guilt that he had a servant whip him nightly until his death. He was bewitched by a woman whose spell made him impotent with any woman but herself. "I own him from the waist down", she said at her trial. "His wife shall have nothing but kisses."
My fictionalized biography brings life to Gesualdo, the twisted, obsessive genius, and to the people who surrounded him, people who loved and hated him, who were drawn to the fire of his passion yet repelled by his callous and repulsive nature. Rich with drama and passion, the book paints a vivid picture of murder, mystery, and music. “A rare insight into both the beauty of the music of the times and the sheer brutality, hypocrisy, and power of the sixteenth-century Catholic church… a fascinating and compelling story,” writes critic Grant Leishman of Readers’ Favorite.
The Curse of Gesualdo is my second novel. The Language of the Heart, the first novel, is a fictionalized biography of Ziryab, the leading musician of the Golden Age of Arabia. You can get the book at https://www.amazon.com/Curse-Gesualdo-Music-Murder-Madness-ebook/dp/B08F4GJFDP
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