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Harald Tomesch's avatar

Dear Brother, I a pastor and professor in the Lutheran Church in the United States and I a former Seminary President. A fellow pastor introduced me to your writing - I am a writer to and I am working with my agent Donald Maass to finish my thriller entitled- The Hydrogen Bullet. I am looking forward to reading the Chemist of Catania and my wife and I are heading to Sicily next week. Your latest post I found quite informative and indeed I think you place your finger on systemic failure. I write to offer a spiritual perspective in commercial fiction and I look forward to reading your theological works as well as your novels. My wife blogs on our travel website and i am trying to introduce you to my readers. The post on planning for Sicily contains references to your novel. Visit TravelTheseStones.com and look for our post on Planning for Sicily to find a description to your novel. Warm Regards, Pastor Harald Tomesch Professor of Greek and NT, Concordia University Wisconsin

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Alexander Lucie-Smith's avatar

Wow, how kind... I am very pleased. How kind. And what a lovely time you will have in Sicily.... Your itinerary is very impressive. Cefalù is truly stunning, but there again, it all is!

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Harald Tomesch's avatar

Dear Alexander - We arrived in Sicily and after two days are staying at Relais Santa Anastasia which has a history you would be interested in given the post- the restored Abbey from the 1100 AD period is Eco Hotel located in a vineyard, an olive grove with Apiary. The restoration of the property was done by an engineer with meticulous tastes and an eye for detail. Off to Cefalu from Castelbuono. Peace Harald

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Glynn Erasmus's avatar

Are the perpetrators ethnic Italians, or migrants?

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Alexander Lucie-Smith's avatar

They are ethnic Italians. I follow the Sicilian press religiously and have never come across a crime of violence committed by a foreigner yet.

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Nicholas Himde's avatar

All over W Europe governments fail to respond to the legitimate concerns of citizens over crime, migration and corruption. Populists thrive on this and who can blame those who vote for them when all other combinations of parties have ignored and failed them.

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