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
Video
Reviews
Miss
Haiti International, Régine Pierre Shares Her Review of, Of
Sentimental Value: http://youtu.be/21hlsgE81lQ
Los
Angeles
Of
Sentimental Value VIP Movie Screening and Book Launch Raving Reviews
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LA
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The
Video Reviews
Award
Winning Filmmaker, Princess Fumi Hancock Shares a “Kairos Moment”
with Host, Lola Ogunleye Reviewing Of Sentimental Value
http://youtu.be/417hPzsQ4C4
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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.:
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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