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Title of Book: Leonardo's Chair Leonardo's Chair
Paul LaBont’s artistic skills are eclipsed by his father’s genius. When their home catches fire, Vincent LaBont is severely burned and a mystically empowered relic, a chair once created and owned by Leonardo Da Vinci, is stolen. Distraught that his creative abilities no longer exist without the chair, Vincent LaBont sends his son halfway around the world to Italy in order to restore the priceless antique. Paul sets out for Italy, skeptical that the chair possesses any powers yet hopeful that the return of the chair will aid in his father’s recovery. En route to Italy, Paul is in an accident and is taken to the nearby castle of a duke. Accepting the duke’s hospitality, Paul learns that Leonardo’s chair is confined within the castle. The duke is desperate to find a way to end the chair’s evil curse. Paul meets Isabella, herself a painter, who is the duke’s daughter and confronts the evil-minded Stein. I emailed John DeSimone wanting to know how he had managed to write such a suspenseful book, one rich in its tones of Old World Italy set against fast-paced Laguna Beach, California. He shared that, while Italy remains a destination he desires to travel to, the textured detail found in Leonardo's Chair came from thorough research and a vivid imagination. I felt the dust of the ancient country and the chill of the great halls Paul LaBont walks in his search for Leonardo's chair. John DeSimone succeeds in crafting a novel that pulls the reader in and holds him. You will imagine yourself in Savoy along with Paul, viewing masterpieces, tasting temptation, and confronting evil. Leonardo’s Chair will definitely keep you up at night. |