Desta and King Solomon's Coin of Magic and Fortune, 2nd edition
Language: English
Published by Falcon Press, 2019
Series: Book 1 of 5 - DESTA
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A moving and riveting epic novel--a family saga, spanning three generations and dealing with their dark and mysterious past, set in an Ethiopian, magical mountainous countryside, in a world of monkeys, goats and spirits. Desta, a seven-year-old boy and Abraham, his middle-aged father, are on separate but parallel missions. The boy dreams of climbing one of the mountains that circle his home to touch the sky and run his fingers through the clouds. Abraham yearns to find his own long lost father. Each faces a series of obstacles and each ultimately realizes his dream, although not in the way he hoped. In the center of this sweeping novel is a 2,800-year old Solomonic gold coin, a family heirloom that went missing along with Desta's vanished grandfather forty years earlier. A symbol of the family's financial success and personal pride, this coin is one of the reasons why Abraham grew up fatherless and why his mother abandoned her farmland estate and came to settle in an isolated, mountainous valley, setting the family saga in motion. …
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- Title
- Desta and King Solomon's Coin of Magic and Fortune, 2nd edition
- Author
- Getty Ambau
- Publisher
- Falcon Press
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1884459080
- ISBN 13
- 9781884459085
- Series
- Book 1 of 5: DESTA
Desta, a seven-year-old boy, and Abraham, his middle-aged father, are on separate but parallel missions. The boy dreams of climbing one of the mountains that circle his home to touch the sky and run his fingers through the clouds. Abraham yearns to find his long-lost father. Each faces a series of obstacles, and each ultimately realizes his dream, although not in the way he hoped.
In the center of this sweeping novel is a 2,800-year-old Solomonic gold coin, a family heirloom that went missing along with Desta's vanished grandfather forty years earlier. A symbol of the family's financial success and personal pride, this coin is one of the reasons why Abraham grew up fatherless and why his mother abandoned her farmland estate and came to settle in an isolated, mountainous valley, setting the family saga in motion.
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About the Author
He is the author of the Desta series, which have received recognition and won three awards. DESTA AND KING SOLOMON'S COIN OF MAGIC AND FORTUNE (Vol. 1) was a winner of Moonbeam's Young Adult Book Award and Independent Publishers Children Book Award. DESTA AND WINDS OF WAHSAA UMERA (Vol. 2) was featured both in the digital and print copy of Kirkus Magazine. DESTA: TO WHOM LIONS BOW (Vol.3), also was a winner of Moonbeam's Young Adult Award. . . . The newly released Desta: Roots is his fourth novel in the series. . . . Like Harry Potter or The Book Thief, these books are enjoyed by readers of all ages and from all walks of life.
Getty is also the author of four health and nutrition books, two of which became international bestsellers among a network of nutrition products distributors. The Importance of Good Nutrition book was used as a text book for a master's program in trichology.
He has about a dozen videos on youtube, some animations based on his novels. You will find them entertaining. . . .
Writing his Ethiopian Foods and Drinks book was enormously gratifying to him. During his research and writing he learned a great deal about the attributes that make Ethiopian cuisine and beverages truly special, healthy and tasty. And he enjoyed writing about his mother's cooking, her recipes and preparatory techniques. . . . Getty is originally from Ethiopia. He came to the United States for his education at Yale University.
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