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Panebianco
Il promontorio roccioso di Panebianco, al confine tra il comune di Giolinto e quello di Tarenne, sulla costa tirrenica meridionale d'Italia, è unito al continente da un istmo stretto, alto e a strapiombo sul mare. Resti di una fortificazione medievale, una manciata di casette per la maggior parte disabitate e un antico forno in pietra fanno del piccolo borgo di Panebianco un mondo a sé in cui Elisabetta e Bianca crescono condividendo giochi, interessi e passioni.
Il corso dell'esistenza umana è determinato da fattori oggettivi, soggettivi, ma anche da forze oscure insite nel carattere delle persone che a volte assumono comportamenti atti a destabilizzare, ad annientare e a soggiogare le volontà e i desideri altrui. Come la roccia è esposta alle forze portentose degli elementi cosí l'esistenza umana lo è alle forze oscure.
William Walton è lo pseudonimo dell'autore. Panebianco è il suo terzo romanzo dopo Alis Jenkins e A Blind Alley.
Il corso dell'esistenza umana è determinato da fattori oggettivi, soggettivi, ma anche da forze oscure insite nel carattere delle persone che a volte assumono comportamenti atti a destabilizzare, ad annientare e a soggiogare le volontà e i desideri altrui. Come la roccia è esposta alle forze portentose degli elementi cosí l'esistenza umana lo è alle forze oscure.
William Walton è lo pseudonimo dell'autore. Panebianco è il suo terzo romanzo dopo Alis Jenkins e A Blind Alley.
327 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 18, 2024
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William Walton
4 books26 followersWelcome to my author's profile.
I am not the famous homonymous composer, although I love music.
I am an engineer and I write novels.
William Walton is my pen name.
Books, pianos and all things mechanical have always fascinated me.
I began reading Mickey-Mouse comics; every weekend Dad would buy me the pleasantly scented little comics booklet which kept me company for the coming week. Yes, Mr. Disney played an important part in my very early education, and I am proud of that.
Those childhood years also saw my early approaches to the piano. It was Mum who taught me how to read notes on the stave even before my initiation to the alphabet, and I began playing little tunes by ear.
Also the first proper book I received was a present from her: Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas. Every day, after school, I plunged undisturbed with the Nautilus in the depths of the oceans.
After High School and College I've become a mechanical engineer.
I've lived in several countries—Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom—for many years, and, while striving for a professional career, that part of me which thrived on exploring imaginary worlds and enjoyed the emotions of playing the piano withered. So much so that as I returned to a classical concert after many years tears gushed out of my eyes as the first chord from the orchestra reached the depths of my soul.
Time has finally come for a change; with the mid-life mark quite a few years behind me, I have become a full-time writer and I am happy. When I get tired of writing I sit at the piano and play, and when I am tired of that I go in the garage and take care of my old scooter and my old car.
This is me; that's the way I tick.
Time is getting ripe for a full coming out. In the meantime I took a little courage and I made a first step by uploading a picture of me back in the Mickey Mouse days.
If you happen to like my books, keep in touch, I would be delighted.
Stay healthy and keep your right hemisphere busy.
A virtual hug,
William
I am not the famous homonymous composer, although I love music.
I am an engineer and I write novels.
William Walton is my pen name.
Books, pianos and all things mechanical have always fascinated me.
I began reading Mickey-Mouse comics; every weekend Dad would buy me the pleasantly scented little comics booklet which kept me company for the coming week. Yes, Mr. Disney played an important part in my very early education, and I am proud of that.
Those childhood years also saw my early approaches to the piano. It was Mum who taught me how to read notes on the stave even before my initiation to the alphabet, and I began playing little tunes by ear.
Also the first proper book I received was a present from her: Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas. Every day, after school, I plunged undisturbed with the Nautilus in the depths of the oceans.
After High School and College I've become a mechanical engineer.
I've lived in several countries—Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom—for many years, and, while striving for a professional career, that part of me which thrived on exploring imaginary worlds and enjoyed the emotions of playing the piano withered. So much so that as I returned to a classical concert after many years tears gushed out of my eyes as the first chord from the orchestra reached the depths of my soul.
Time has finally come for a change; with the mid-life mark quite a few years behind me, I have become a full-time writer and I am happy. When I get tired of writing I sit at the piano and play, and when I am tired of that I go in the garage and take care of my old scooter and my old car.
This is me; that's the way I tick.
Time is getting ripe for a full coming out. In the meantime I took a little courage and I made a first step by uploading a picture of me back in the Mickey Mouse days.
If you happen to like my books, keep in touch, I would be delighted.
Stay healthy and keep your right hemisphere busy.
A virtual hug,
William
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June 12, 2025
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White Bread is a haunting, quietly powerful story set on the wind-swept cliffs of southern Italy. Walton beautifully captures the bond between two girls growing up in isolation, while subtly exploring the darker forces both internal and external that shape and shadow human lives. A slow burn, but rich in atmosphere and emotional depth.
White Bread is a haunting, quietly powerful story set on the wind-swept cliffs of southern Italy. Walton beautifully captures the bond between two girls growing up in isolation, while subtly exploring the darker forces both internal and external that shape and shadow human lives. A slow burn, but rich in atmosphere and emotional depth.
June 12, 2025
*Panebianco* is a haunting, atmospheric tale set on a remote coastal promontory, where childhood friendship meets the quiet pull of darker human forces. Through Elisabetta and Bianca's bond, the story explores how place, memory, and hidden motives shape the course of our lives. A poetic and introspective read.
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