 Fate had one job. And she bungled it . . . badly.
Now only a cursed hatter and a tormented water nymph can fix the damage. Tuscany, 1603 Andolosia Petasos dreams of being the next Da Vinci. Only Fate has cursed him to make hats. It’s not Andolosia’s fault. After all, a Greek ancestor stole Hermes’ teleportation hat and brought down all of Olympus. And the gods don’t easily forgive that sort of thing. In Olympus, Moira strives to weave a future that will fix the heavenly disaster. The very one she created. Meanwhile, the rich and powerful Sansone de Medici hires Andolosia to create a fantastical hat. A job that will change the hatter’s life. At de Medici’s Florentine palazzo, Andolosia encounters the feisty Carlotta Lux. She claims de Medici has kidnapped her because she is descended from Daphne, the legendary water nymph. Of course Andolosia has no choice but to rescue her using Hermes’ hat. But instead of gratitude, she is furious. Carlotta had been within inches of killing her captor. Because Sansone de Medici is not who he seems. He is driven by a supernatural urge that demands he never gives up the chase. And Andolosia and Carlotta can’t run far enough to escape him. AVAILABLE AT THESE ONLINE RETAILERS AMAZON.COM REVIEWS Andrea L. Stoeckel 5.0 out of 5 stars A marvelous read Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2021 Verified Purchase "He could freely choose to embrace his fate, to love that fate, to follow the creed of amor fati. This freedom was proprietary and inalienable." To accept your fate or not. It's a question probably asked more in the history of humankind than any other. And Fentonmiller has woven a myth with a nod to both the Ancient Greeks and Italy in the intertwined fates of two "cursed" mortals:Andolosia and Carlotta that work to change the fates their families were saddled with. 1600s Italy spiced with Greek Mythology? As a retired minister who's favorite book is The Odyssey I say thank you to the author for a tale I call one of my best reads of 2021! Highly Recommended 5/5 5.0 out of 5 stars A romp through the world of ancient gods and mortals Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2021 Verified Purchase Fentonmiller's Fate Accompli is a fascinating journey among the ancients of Italy and Greece. His exquisite use of language and his attention to detail are quite remarkable. Not being a student of this genre, the stories aroused my interest in discovering more about the subject. Comments are closed.
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