Love historical fiction? Love family stories? I’ve got the books for you…
I officially launched my novel, Portrait of a Man, at the East Coast Bays library in December 2020.
Luciano has since been presented at several book fairs and numerous in person talks. I’d been happy to talk to your group if you’d have me. Just send me a message.
In case you don’t know anything about Luciano, let me tell you.
An Italian artist, a Cornish knot and a Maori koru lead to a shocking exposé. As WWI escalates, can he keep his secrets safe?
Matteo Borgoni is a desperate man. If he is to free his beloved wife, held captive by her father in Melbourne, his picture framing business must succeed. His skills quickly establish him with the artists of Dunedin in 1863, but he has many doubts, and many more obstacles to overcome with the memory of failure haunting his every thought.
Fifty years on, Luciano, a rakish Italian portrait artist on the run from his past, turns up at the Invercargill branch of Borgoni Picture Framers seeking refuge. As the ravages of World War One escalate, fear is constant, but compassion brings unexpected consequences. A terrifying pandemic is the last thing they need.
Over a century later, a man recognises a portrait in an Auckland gallery, and demands it back. Amid another global pandemic, a marriage on the brink of failure, and a life and death struggle, the portrait exposes generations of family secrets and deceptions with life-changing results.
Vicky Adin writes heart-warming multigenerational family sagas and historical fiction, some inspired by early immigrants to New Zealand, others by family history and genealogy research — bringing the past alive for readers who love discovering how their ancestors really lived.
Her books include women's historical fiction, dual-timeline family sagas, and genealogy-inspired fiction spanning Victorian Britain, New Zealand immigrant stories, and ancestral family history. Her reader awards include the IndieBRAG Medallion, Chill with a Book Readers' Awards, and GOLD in the BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2022 for Gwenna the Welsh Confectioner (The Coffee Pot Book Club). Six books have been recognised as B.R.A.G. Medallion Honorees.
Vicky holds a Master of Arts (Hons) and is fascinated by genealogical research and family history. She is an avid reader in her genres — women's historical fiction and dual-timeline family sagas. She loves to travel and sharing laughter, great food and good wine with friends and family.
The Ancestors Series — Tales of enduring love set in Victorian Britain, inspired by true-life characters whose stories resonated across generations.
The New Zealand Immigrant Collection — Six books following Brigid, Gwenna, and Jane whose stories are inextricably linked. Includes The Cornish Knot saga concluded in Portrait of a Man, and the stand-alone The Disenchanted Soldier.
The Art of Secrets Series — Dual-timeline family sagas about finding your roots and uncovering ancestral secrets. Book 1: The Art of Secrets, Book 2: Elinor, Book 3: Lucy.
Coming soon: A Memoir of a Genealogist Turned Author.
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