Albania Saved by Intrepid Christian Woman in An Eagle Heart, Published by Outskirts Press

July 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published An Eagle Heart by Shpetim Lezi.  The author's most recent book to date is a 7 x 10 paperback in the Christian historical fiction category and is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/eagleheart was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.
   


“Faith is a bird that knows the dawn and sings while it is dark.”

Although Sevastia thinks this traditional Eastern saying describes the nightingale, it also is an apt metaphor for her, the heroine of An Eagle Heart. A young, humble Albanian woman, Sevastia is able to help save her homeland from annihilation with a last moment communication to President Woodrow Wilson.

A Turkish Pasha and a Greek Orthodox priest have been in local power under the Ottoman Empire, but Sevastia and her brother Gerasim have started an Albanian school for girls, despite fierce local opposition.  Constantly struggling, they are only able to keep the school open because of Gerasim’s connections outside the country through the British Bible Society.  His wide circle of contacts with American missionaries and Western European consuls stave off the local attacks on the school.

When the Ottoman Empire finally begins to crumble, Albania’s neighbors make plans to take over the country for themselves, but Sevastia continues to ask for support from afar from President Wilson so that the dark curtain of extinction is not pulled over her homeland forever.

Because of her pleas and his own opposition to the Social Darwinism so prevalent in the European world view at that time, Albania is saved from political dismemberment.

Sevastia’s faithful singing through that long darkness of Albania’s night has ultimately allowed the country itself to know the dawn of a bright new era.

110 pages in length, An Eagle Heart is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Christian historical fiction category.  With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, An Eagle Heart meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $13.95.

Additionally, An Eagle Heart can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432760793   Format: 7 x 10 paperback   SRP: $13.95


For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/eagleheart.

About the author:

Shpetim Lezi has the equivalent of a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature and is proud to have read all thirty-seven of Shakespeare’s plays.  He works mainly as a translator of quality Christian books, including dozens of expositions from the Bible Speaks Today series.

About Outskirts Press, Inc.

Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.