Atonement Deliver Us From Honor Book II

<p><br></p><p><strong>Atonement: Deliver Us From Honor Book II</strong> is the continuation of an extraordinary story of survival It is about a sixteen-year-old girl who is brutally beaten raped and left for dead in her family's lemon orchard just outside her small village near Palermo in 1911 Sicily. I chose the title Atonement for the second book in this series because the word <strong>atonement</strong> brings to mind the <strong><em>possibility</em></strong><em> </em>that somehow someway someday a <strong>transgressor finds a way to make right a wrong that have been committed. </strong>Importantly act(s) of atonement require proof. Proof based on courage. The type of courage needed to acknowledge the crime committed accept the consequences and finally fully reject the sin in order to obtain forgiveness and finally atonement. Achieving atonement requires more than simply asking forgiveness; it requires action. In the adage <strong><em>actions speak louder than words </em></strong>the rule is the same whether the action is for good or for evil. Something physical is required; a conscious act must occur that shows an individual's sincere intention to accomplish a goal.</p><p><br></p><p>This book Atonement tells the story of a crime committed against a young girl Adriana Vazanno in 1911 Sicily. It is first and foremost Adriana's story but it is also the story of Turiddu Vanucci her attacker. What makes the son of the most powerful man in Sicily Don Vito Vanucci commit a crime so abhorrent so heinous that it rape was virtually unheard in the small villages dotting the countryside around Palermo? in a country where women and girls are fiercely protected by every male in their family it is literally and figuratively near impossible for such a crime to be committed. </p><p> </p><p>I chose the title <strong>Atonement </strong>because as the reader becomes familiar with the characters it is my hope that chapter after chapter they begin to see them as human beings possessing the same human nature we all have. Adriana comes from a time when the shame of what happened to her belongs to <strong><em>her. </em></strong>If the truth of her rape was known she would be shunned and her family scorned. Thus it is imperative she hide all aspects of her rape from every family member - except one whom she makes take an oath never to tell her secret. Turiddu the son of the Don of Palermo is overlooked by his father; coddled by his mother; and must endure a constant comparison between himself and the Don's best friend Adriana's own father Giuseppe Vazanno. Turiddu unfortunately becomes a man even he does not recognize; but driven by jealousy greed and neglect - he succumbs to his inner demons.</p><p><br></p><p>Will there be atonement for Turiddu Vanucci? Will he find a way to free himself from all the evil acts he has committed? Or will atonement never be realized? The answer is to read this <strong>Atonement: Deliver Us From Honor Book II </strong>to find out. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>