Family, Love, and the Stories We Carry with Rosalisa Buzzetta
What happens when the stories you have carried for years finally find their way onto the page?
In this episode of It Just Takes One, Kelli talks with Rosalisa Buzzetta, author of Empire of Forsaken Hearts: A Novel of Family, Honor, and Heartbreak, about the road that led her to write her first novel and the people, places, and memories that helped shape it.
Rosalisa’s love of family and her Sicilian heritage are woven throughout the conversation. She shares how stories passed through generations stayed with her and eventually became part of the world she created for the book. Her own love of travel and Italian culture also helped give the story its sense of place.
Kelli and Rosalisa also talk about what it feels like to take an idea that once lived only in your imagination and finally see it become a real book. Rosalisa’s excitement is contagious, especially as she talks about the characters she has spent so much time with and the world she created around them.
This is a lovely conversation for anyone who enjoys family sagas, Italian heritage, or simply hearing how a first-time novelist turned a story she couldn’t let go of into a book she could finally share.
Listen in and meet the woman behind Empire of Forsaken Hearts. You may find yourself wanting to pour a cup of coffee, settle into a comfortable chair, and spend a little more time with the Griffo and Leone families.
