The Lanzi V

About the Book

Now that Roberto Lanzi’s family has finally reunited in Winnipeg, his ambition to succeed makes him long for a business of his own. With his wife Silvia’s support, Roberto borrows money to build a large complex near the city center. He hurls himself into the project, working day and night to oversee the design and fill their new shop handcrafted items, luxury goods, and his own sculptures. Other galleries and shops quickly snap up space in the new complex, and Roberto’s rapidly profile in the community earns respect as well as jealousy. The birth of a daughter propels Roberto take on more debt, and by 1969, Roberto has become a well-known figure in the community. But change is on the horizon. When interest rates increase exponentially, the nervous local banks in Winnipeg demand their money back. Betrayals force Roberto into a corner, and he realizes he must sacrifice his dreams, repay his loans and go into exile once more.

About the Author

Giancarlo Gabbrielli was born in Florence, Italy and went to school at the Istituto Tecnico Pacinotti of Pisa. Then, after a few years with a special department of the Italian Air Force, he emigrated to Canada where, after a few years at the Univerity of Manitoba, he began a commercial activity. At the same time he contributed editorials and socio-political essays to Italo-Canadian newspapers. He then began to write novels with historical content and has now completed his 13th manuscript. Of these, six are part of the Lanzis saga, three are love stories, two are collections of short stories and two relate the political and military struggle of Italy in the period of 1943–1945. The ForeWord Clarion Review wrote that, in the Lanzis saga, "Giancarlo Gabbrielli has captured the noise and stench of war, the devastation of the land, the struggle for basic survival that can forever mark those who endure it. By taking readers into the mind and heart of a young, observant child, and by including sympathetic characters in both sides of the conflict, the author has made a poweful statement against the obscenity of war."