Of
Sentimental Value
By 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?
Book
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
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Angeles
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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.:
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
Tour
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E-Book copies via Amazon
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A special Guest spot from the author:
Cocoon to Butterfly™ Series: From
RN Boardroom to Hollywood – How an African Princess in Diaspora
Turned Her Writing Passion into Reality & Wealth (Part 1) &
Steps to Make It Happen For You Too!
This blog
post is dedicated to the dreamers’ out there. Those who have a
passion for one thing, yet they find themselves in a frustrated path,
doing what they would love to quit and hating what they would love to
do without. Have you ever found yourself desperately seeking
something? There is a passion inside of you that just won’t let go
of your heart. Yet, you have to do other things to put food on the
table. What is worse is the age factor which keeps gnawing at you,
reminding you that you do not have much time. So if you are going to
pursue your dream, this is the time. Suddenly, you set out to pursue
that dream and FEAR, the mother of all DISTRACTION stops you on your
track. Well, you don’t want to miss this post. My name is Princess
Fumi Stephanie Hancock and today, I am more than a bestselling
author, an African Oscar winning Screenwriter a speaker,
transformation catalyst… My friends call me the “Dreamweaver.”
The road to a successful writing career or any career for that
matter is never easy. Particularly when you have worked so hard in
one career path; been successful or somewhat comfortable in that
career yet you know time is pushing fast and your true calling is
beating down your heart. Growing up, I have always known I would
become a writer. If you asked my parents, they would gladly tell you
my writing career started at two when I decided to start penning down
my thoughts on any document I would lay my hands on! Never mind if
what I was penning was somewhat “gibberish.” Fact is, I was
making up stories at 2, and then pretending to be writing them down.
After my graduation from college, I was so excited to be
done. I quickly persuaded my father, Prince T.A Ogunleye, the prince
of Emure Kingdom in the Southwestern region of Nigeria, to allow me
come to the US to further my graduate studies in Communication Arts,
writing for the Visual Media. After much deliberation, we reached a
consensus ~ That I would come here and complete my studies in 18
months then return home to Africa. Well, I concluded the studies in
12 months but did not return home to Nigeria. Life took its course
and before I knew it, I was married at a very young age… found
myself in a tumultuous relationship… alone, completed depleted and
finally divorced; left with a broken heart, an empty bank account, a
foreclosed home and a lost mind! After 6 months of being in a state
of shock, I came out of my madness, and then decided to become a
Social Worker. With the years of struggling to care for my two boys
as a single mother, my broken pride of not wanting my family back
home to know I had failed, I decided I was no longer satisfied with
what Social Work had to offer. So, I went back to college. This time,
I became a Nurse. How many know that no matter what you use to fill
the void, until you do what you are destined for, you will continue
to feel the desperation and frustration. I was no different. I had
worked my way up the ladder in the nursing field, and now worked for
a prestigious healthcare global giant, I was now in the big leagues
and I still wasn’t satisfied.
I had vowed I was not going
back to writing after my very first movie was stolen and made into a
block buster movie! Even as a princess, the trail of failure was
enough to send me packing and just leaving for good. But my sons were
my strengths and my Creator my anchor.
The Change of Events~
One Event Can Change Your Life Forever and mine did after 30 years!
Few years back, I decided to give writing another chance. I was now
making good money, yet completely unsatisfied! I decided to write a
genre I was not familiar with ~ The Young Adult Fantasy &
Romance:
The
Adventures of Jewel Cardwell: Hydras Nest.
It was the best move I ever made. It freed my little self and allowed
me to visit places in my childhood I wouldn’t dare to go in real
life. It is 2015, and I am happy to say that the Young Adult Novel is
still on Amazon’s Bestseller list as #28 in its’ category.
I needed validation from
my readers and I got it in October 2012 when the novel hit Amazon’s
Bestseller as #4! It was all I needed to know that I wanted more of
that. So I took to writing again and penned,
Of
Sentimental Value, which I am happy
to report remains # 1Bestselling Romantic Suspense in its category as
of today (12/2/2014).
Dreams do come through if we
have the courage to make them happen. Dreams do not have legs of
their own. As such, we are architect of our dreams and our life
destination.
Today, I am so happy to say that my nursing
career has indeed paid off. As a writer and a filmmaker, I get to
nurse my characters to life. I have a platform where I am able to
allow my characters to tell their own stories, stories which my
readers often relate to. It is my hope that as a writer, I am able to
provide opportunities or arenas where my readers can dream, relief
their life tensions, laugh, cry, and ultimately get a clearer
perspective on their own lives. Above all, I want to entertain my
readers and hopefully I get to do that for the rest of my life.
My
Wisdom Nuggets for the Day:
Your Success Starts With Your Mindset:
(1). If your mindset is not handled, you will never achieve
what you set out to achieve as a writer
(2). Never allow fear or
anyone to dictate how high you can jump where your dreams are
concerned;
(3). The only thing standing in your way is YOU. Move
out of the way and allow the Innovative Star Writer™ be unleased.
(4). You can do it. Just believe it, take massive action to make
it happen.
(5). Do not go into writing because you think it is
glamorous. Start writing because it is what you love and you have
something to say.
(6). Above all, regardless of your age, it is
never too late. So if you are a reader and dream of one day penning
your own novel… GO AHEAD, DO IT NOW. Starting Right Here, Declare
that you are a writer and begin to walk in that understanding.
Next
part to the series a (12/15/2014)t:
https://fumihancock.blogspot.com
Reviews:
A
sentimental tale of family and the traditions that make us who we
are, Of Sentimental Value will thrill and entertain you with its
colorful mix of characters and intriguing story line. Bringing this
story to life is an eclectic mix of actors and actresses that are
well known to the big to the acting community. Of Sentimental Value
is a must see and can be thoroughly enjoyed by the entire family.
LACHELLE REED, Author of When Angels
Fall….
I absolutely loved the story
and its’ compelling trailer. I loved how it began and ended. The
mystery woman certainly evokes a great deal of curiosity and then
there is the Silleri stone... I really want to know more about that.
It has the fantasy mystery about it. I showed it to my son and he
loved it as well. The background music in the trailer is just awesome
and adds to the mysterious effect. Congratulations. CLARRISA
CARTHARN, Author of Red Collar, Winter's End, Scents of
Roses
Industry Review:
“Of
Sentimental Value” does a super job demonstrating the worth of
every individual who lives on this planet. The film is unique in that
it opens with actors in the movie sharing painful moments of their
past, including abuse and health issues, and how they moved forward
to find their “worth” as people of value. One actress tells of
her manic depression and suicidal thoughts, but how she pushed
through after hearing the voice of God speaking to her spirit,
telling her she had a purpose and a reason to live. The themes of
perseverance and faith are to be commended. We are awarding our Dove
Family-Approved Seal for ages twelve plus to “Of Sentimental
Value.” This film has many inspiring moments!”
