Of Sentimental Value
Princess
Fumi Hancock
Genre: Mystery / Romantic
Suspense
Publisher: Princess in Suburbia
Date of Publication: July 17,
2014
ISBN-10: 0990584801
ISBN-13: 978-0990584803
ASIN: B00LX2GK8K
Number of pages: 328
Word Count: 68, 183
Cover Artist: Phatpuppy Arts
Studios
Book Description:
One event Elects Who You Are
One event Molds Your Values and Beliefs;
One event Charts the Course of Your Journey… Good, Bad
or Indifferent;
One event Determines Your Destiny… For
Life
One event Will Change Your Life… Forever
Bestselling
Author, Indiefest and African Oscar Award Winning Filmmaker, Host of an African
Oscar nominated TV Talk show, An African Heritage Leadership Award recipient and
a globally sought after transformation interventionist, Princess Fumi Hancock
delivers an inspirational and intriguing romantic suspense story, yet
laced in mystery and comedy. Of Sentimental Value, a titillating and jaw
dropping adventure set between the deep rich forest of Africa and the southern
flat plains of Nashville, Tennessee.
A Twenty-one year old, Young
African Immigrant, SIBERIA TONKA has all the ingredients of a successful
writer: Commitment, dedication, and drive to become famous. Until her dream of
becoming the next bestselling media sensation in America is threatened by an
inexplicable cosmic force! Buried and spiraling in unsurmountable debt and a
string of misfortune hovering over her, she is forced to pawn her most valuable
possession. But when told her sister’s life in Africa hangs in the balance and
that would die if artifact is not returned back to the rightful owners, Siberia
in desperation sets out to retrieve the artifact at any means necessary. A
Mystery enigma is released and the stakes are high! The harder Siberia tries…
the closer she seems yet the farther she was from solving the turmoil.
Alas, in the midst of this chaos
evolves an undeniably love triangle between Siberia, a wealthy rugged-looking
African, but Nashville-based, art collector (Alan) and a simple American
consignment store owner (Jake).
Will Siberia retrieve the
artifact in time to save her dying sister, Naiya? Who / what wins her heart?
Money or True Love?
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Trailer Produced by Cambium Break Pictures
Of
Sentimental Value Motion Picture Release 2015
Starring
Malik Yoba, New York Undercover and Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? and
Tommy Tiny Lister, Deebo on Friday, 5th Element with Bruce Willis.
VIP Screenings and Private Book Launches
in Los Angeles, California and Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville
Award
Winning Filmmaker Princess Fumi Hancock shares clip of SOLD OUT "
Live" Nashville TN Red Carpet Event: http://youtu.be/s0LlaKZyI7Y
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Excerpt:
Murky Haze
Spiraling
through the murky haze is a stream of white smoke; Africa’s humid and gloomy
weather punctuated the striking of an African “bata” drum; a sign of impending
doom in this Never-never land called Oyo, set majestically in the flat plain
fields of West Africa.
Wrapped in
ruffled white sheets and face painted with pungent white chalk, distinct tribal
marks from Oyo; she chuckles and giggles out loud, sometimes overpowering the
African “bata” beats rippling the air. This enigma of a mystery woman’s deep
tones carries with it an air of danger and magic. Her fiendish chuckles are
exaggerated by her threatening mannerisms. She adds to the mystery in the air
by thrusting out her spectacularly painted arms, holding a uniquely designed
African clay pot filled with bubbling steaming water. The steam spiraling out
of the magical pot is hypnotic. She begins to laugh again as the rhythmic
African beat gently fades, instantly replaced by an urgent tick-tock sound,
intensifying the anxiety. Seeing my clandestine woman’s animated and daunting
striking face, Yemoji becomes boisterous as she squints her overpowering eyes;
eyeballs fiercely protruding, eliciting intense fear in those who behold the
strange sight.
As the tick-tock
sound gets louder, Yemoji abruptly clutches her magical pot to her bosom. Her
arms stretch out with purpose, displaying her remarkably long claw-like nails.
She beckons me closer. Yemoji welcomes hushes me into undeniably captivating
presence, placing one finger to her sultry lips.
“Sshh!
Sshh!”
Suddenly, the
tick-tock sound intensifies yet again as Yemoji’s thunderous and wickedly cold
laughter reverberates into the atmosphere.
“Did
you hear me? I said.... Sshh! Sshh! Siberia! Si-be-ria!”
Wisdom
Nugget from Siberia Tonka:
“A
person who sows love reaps a harvest of good friends and family. It doesn’t
really matter where we come from; we all have something of sentimental value.
And this crazy chain of events has led me to my destiny….it has led me to fight
for the people I love” ~Siberia
About
the Author
Princess
Fumi
Stephanie
Hancock Ph.D.:
Bestselling Author, NAFCA African Oscar People’s Choice Winner,
Indiefest Films Merit Award Filmmaker, TV Host, Transformation Interventionist
and Philanthropist are just a few accolades to describe this dynamic woman.
Born in the heart of Nigeria,
Lagos State; Princess Fumi Hancock was raised to appreciate her royal roots
from the South Western region of Nigeria, Emure Kingdom, where her family, the
Adumori Nigeria Royal Household have ruled since the 1800s’.
After acquiring her first degree
in English from one of the most prestigious colleges in Nigeria, Obafemi
Awolowo University; she stormed the United States of America with a pen, a
script and the dream to change the world. Little did she know that it would
take her over thirty years to finally fulfill her dream of becoming a prolific
writer and most importantly, one who would have the ability to translate her
literary works into movies.
As an author, she has written several
inspirational books for women, Beyond Idol Worship: A Diary of an African
Warrior Princess; Starting Right Now to name a few! After writing these
inspirational books and her return back to African after over 25 years
absentia; she reaches out to help her community through her US based nonprofit
organization, Adassa Adumori Foundation, Inc. (www.adassafoundation.org); she
also decided to venture into the world of young adult fantasy. To her surprise,
her very first young adult fantasy, The Adventures of Jewel Cardwell: Hydra’s Nest became an amazon bestseller!
There has been no stopping her since then.
Her new novel, Of Sentimental
Value, a mystery and suspense drama is yet another landmark for her. The book
was made into a feature film which is scheduled for release soon
(www.ofsentimentalvaluemovie.com ). In the advent of its release, it has
garnered multiple award interest. It was nominated in the NAFCA African Oscar
Peoples’ Choice category for Favorite Trailer and Original Score while the
Princess took home the winning trophy as Favorite Screenwriter. Since then, the movie itself has been
nominated in the following categories: Best Diaspora Drama and Best Make-up.
One of our supporting actors, Malik Yoba was also nominated as Actor in Foreign
Film category.
Princess Fumi is one who truly
believes that dreams do come true if we keep plugging away at it and never give
up! Her very first crack at writing, she will never forget her professor at a
college in New York telling her, “you need to quit! You are a horrible writer!”
“I was devastated,” she said. But did not allow that to keep her down. With
time, even the professor finally announced to the post graduate class that she
was the best student he’d ever had. That screenplay, “The Royal Bird” ended up
winning Best Screenplay of the year in 1988 in a New York festival. It was
later auctioned to one of the largest television stations in Africa, Nigerian
Television Authority (NTA). The rest of
her time today is spent presenting her new empowerment program, Your Vision
Torch, an Innovator’s Prescription to Igniting Your Dreams and Harnessing Your
Vision to leaders, business owners and women across Africa and the United
States of America. More details on how
to bring her to your event: www.worldoffumihancock.com
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Thank you for the feature~Princess
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