Author: Lorna Virgilí

Publisher: Lorna Virgili / Virgili Enterprises LLC

Published: 2021-06-25

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0578245361

English Language: “Sinfonía Blanca / White Symphony” is a true story with the appearance of a novel and was written by its author after the death of her father during the COVID-19 pandemic. It narrates Lorna’s journey after discovering and reading the manuscript of an unfinished book left by her father, along with his personal diaries, and listening to audio cassettes recorded during his lifetime. Going through his belongings, she learns of his relationship with different women and the influence they had on his life as a painter. The book focuses on her father’s personal struggles and obsession with completing a collection of 21 paintings of his favorite muse. It is about how artist Manuel Pérez Llanes dedicated his artistic life to painting replicas to financially subsist and how he fought against his internal contradictions about art, morals, values and women to leave a legacy to his two daughters, the original paintings of her own collecting, as he battled his aging mind and memory loss. The author shows off her many years of writing news reports for television newscasts and tells the story in a simple, direct and to the point manner; facilitating a comfortable and easy reading experience. Spanish Language: “Sinfonía Blanca” es una historia real con apariencia de novela y fue escrita por su autora tras el fallecimiento de su padre durante la pandemia del COVID-19. Narra la travesía personal de Lorna al descubrir y leer el manuscrito de un libro inconcluso dejado por su padre, junto con sus diarios personales, y escuchar los casetes de audio grabados durante su vida. Revisando sus pertenencias, ella se entera de su relación con distintas mujeres y de la influencia que éstas tuvieron en su vida como pintor. El libro se concentra en las luchas personales y la obsesión por completar una colección de 21 cuadros de su musa favorita. Trata sobre cómo el artista Manuel Pérez Llanes empeñó su vida artística en pintar réplicas para sobrevivir financieramente y de cómo luchó contra sus contradicciones internas sobre el arte, la moral, los valores y las mujeres para dejar un legado a sus dos hijas, los cuadros originales de su propia creación, mientras batallaba contra su mente envejecida y su pérdida de la memoria. La autora hace gala a sus muchos años de escribir reportajes noticiosos para telediarios y relata la historia de forma sencilla, directa y al grano; facilitándole una lectura cómoda y rápida al lector.