Mary Ellen Lisciandra talks about her book Stolen Lives

MARY ELLEN LISCIANDRA IS THE AUTHOR OF STOLEN LIVES.  RELEASED BY MIRROR PUBLISHING OF MILWAUKEE IN NOVEMBER OF 2012, THIS IS HER FIRST PUBLISHED NOVELLA. 

 

AN INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE WRITER, MS LISCIANDRA LIKES TO INSPIRE PASSION, MAKING A POWERFUL IMPACT TO ALL HER READERS. SHE ENJOYS (BOTH READING AND WRITING) POETRY; MUSIC (ESPECIALLY CLASSICAL AND OPERA); AND IS AN AVID READER OF BOOKS ABOUT HISTORY. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, SHE READ ABOUT THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE, AND WAS INSPIRED TO WRITE HER OWN GANGSTER STORY. SHE PRIDES HERSELF ON THE FACT THAT SHE IS ONE OF THE FEW FEMALE AUTHORS WHO HAS WRITTEN A BOOK ABOUT GANGSTERS, AND SHE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE SEQUEL TO STOLEN LIVES.

 

STOLEN LIVES WHICH DRAWS ON HER INTEREST IN THE PROHIBITION ERA, IS A BOOK ABOUT VIOLENCE, CORRUPTION, BETRAYAL, AND REVENGE. AS SHE DESCRIBES THE NOVELLA:  "IT ADDRESSES THE CHOICES WE MAKE THROUGH LIFE.  THESE CHOICES TEACH US THAT IN ANY SOCIETY, PAST OR PRESENT, IN THE END, WE ALL PAY FOR WHO WE ARE."

 

MARY ELLEN LISCIANDRA IS A RESIDENT OF WISCONSIN RAPIDS. BORN IN NEW YORK, SHE MOVED TO WISCONSIN TWO YEARS AGO, AFTER SPENDING FIFTEEN YEARS IN FLORIDA,WORKING IN THE NURSING PROFESSION.

 

MS. LISCIANDRA IS A MEMBER OF THE HEART OF WISCONSIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN WISCONSIN RAPIDS. PLEASE VISIT HER WEB PAGE -- WWW.MARYELLENLISCIANDRA.WORDPRESS.COM

 

 

How did I decide to write about gangsters?

In my bio, I mentioned that I was inspired by reading about the St Valentine's Day Massacre and

the turf battles in Chicago over bootleg liquor in the 1920's.

What's the one thing I learned about publishing during my journey to publication?

Actually - there are two things: You have to learn to accept rejections and keep plugging - keep

marketing your book. Be persistent and never give up.

And, of course, you have to have an interesting idea.

How does it feel to be a published author? What does being a published author mean to

me?

Fantastic! It inspires me to write the sequel (and to work on other writing projects). It also makes

me want to share my success and encourage others to follow their dreams of writing (or whatever

other endeavors they have), and never give up.

           

 

BOOK SYNOPSIS

Stolen Lives by Mary Ellen Lisciandra
ISBN :  978-1-61225-152-3

Chicago. 1920. A time of Prohibition and gangsters. The Volstad Act was just passed the previous year, forbidding the manufacturing, selling, delivery, or any attempts to furnish
intoxicating liquor. However, there were many who chose to ignore this law. Chicago was a hotbed of bootleggers and mobsters.

From the start, it was a society that was addicted to vice, pain, and pleasure. It crushed ideas and beliefs and made certain people contemptible and their destruction desirable.
Gangsters and thugs ruled with an iron hand, as the nation reached a transformative moment.

STOLEN LIVES is a riveting story of ruthless ambition, greed, violence, and a twisted sense of justice. The men who ran this town were above morality and beyond reproach, ready to
kill anyone who got in their way. There was a constant fight for power between rival gangs. They played for keeps.

Follow the story of three desperate people caught in a dangerous web of love, betrayal and revenge during those incredible years known as "The Roaring 20s."

 

PURCHASE LINKS

STOLEN LIVES can be purchased at the Book World Stores in either Stevens Point or Wisconsin Rapids.

It is also available through amazon.com and through barnesandnoble.com.

And, it is available for purchase directly through the author at my website :   www.maryellenlisciandra.wordpress.com

We are currently working on getting the book on kindle, nook, and e-books; and it will hopefully be available through these sources within the next month or so.