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These Thy Gifts Kindle Edition

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Be taken on a journey with Father Steven Trimboli in this powerful novel, These Thy Gifts. Follow him through 50 years of his life as a priest--from a storefront church in Brooklyn to the dangers in Vietnam and beyond. With Father Trimboli's refreshing mix of determination and spirituality, readers will be inspired by his tenacious fight for justice, faithfulness, and standing up for the oppressed.

Shed light on the complex struggles facing Catholics today in this timely story from Father Trimboli's unique perspective as an Army Chaplain and pastor. With gripping drama against a vivid backdrop of Brooklyn block parties and treacherous jungles of Vietnam, These Thy Gifts is sure to captivate your attention. On this remarkable journey, find out firsthand how one man comes to terms with seemingly insurmountable injustices during his courageous career as a peacemaker during turbulent times.

You won't want to miss this unforgettable experience with Father Steven Trimboli courageously revealing what it means to have faith even when confronted with the darkest secrets lurking behind closed doors, secrets that bring him face-to-face with the devastating truth of sexual abuse robbing the innocence of children by those whom they trust most—the church.

Join Father Trimboli and enter a world where faith can still be found among the pain and suffering caused by human atrocities with this dramatic novel These Thy Gifts—a powerful testament to resilience in love that goes beyond religion and glory days loyally living up to its own mission: To Serve The Lord!

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These Thy Gifts by Vincent Panettiere is a compelling and timely novel, set against the backdrop of a turbulent Church history when priestly celibacy lost much of its credibility to rumors and facts about sexual abuses across the globe. But has this been something recent or something that could be consigned to history?Here is a powerful love story, one that will entertain and offer insights to readers of the marvels of the human mind and the mysterious, challenging ways of love. Monsignor Steven Trimboli first met the charming Rosalie LaMarca,widow of a mobster, fifty years ago as a young priest and a bond was established between them, a bond that survived years of trials. Now an old man,the world begins to unveil numerous sexual scandals and crimes involving the Church, and while the Monsignor thinks about the fate of the institution he'd served for many years, he's not aware that a deadly blow is about to hit the Church, and it's too close to home. He has to face himself!

These Thy Gifts is a story of love and faith, but above all, a man's critical look at his conscience and vocation. There is a lot that readers will find enticing in this book. From the beautiful prose, the colossal characters, the relevant and riveting setting, to the compelling plot, this book is a huge success. The author opens by drawing readers into the frame of mind of the protagonist, introducing the Monsignor in his thoughts, and drawing their attention to the conflict that permeates every layer of the story. It's engrossing to watch the solid cast of characters with their diversity in backgrounds collide in this thrilling tale. I loved the way the author explored the vocation of the Monsignor. A huge character successfully developed. You'll b e entertained, you'll find yourself asking questions, and at the end of the book, you'll be forced to re-examine your own choices in life. Vincent Panettiere has the gift of enthralling readers and leaving them mesmerized with a well-crafted story." Ruffina Oserio Readers' Favorite 5 Stars

These Thy Gifts is an "...intricately drawn and excellent novel about bigotry, mob activity, and fierce family loyalties..." a...character-driven narrative...in the style of Sidney Shelton..." "Five stars to accomplished author Vincent Panettiere, who has penned a well-written, meticulously edited masterpiece." Don Sloan

"...A track of unexpected twists and turns ...makes These Thy Gifts impossible to put down.... "What a fascinating cast of characters! ...readers are kept on edge as much by the characters as by the events.... Vincent Panettiere is masterful at delivering realistic dialogue: the language is so true to life. This is the way real people talk, and reveal who they really are as they do. These Thy Gifts by Vincent Panettiere is an absorbing and unforgettable read. Don't let the title fool you into thinking otherwise." Viga Boland Readers' Favorite 5 stars

"In his sardonic, if not downright ironically titled book, These Thy Gifts, author Vincent Panettiere manages from the start to saturate his story with inescapable and unrelenting tension, even in the most non-threatening of moments, which, with his impeccable writing skills, provides his readers with the pure distraction and immersion that they seek...."Most remarkable about These Thy Gifts is the purely marvelous quality of writing demonstrated by Vincent Panettiere. His command of plotting, character revelation, dialogue, and the demanding task of simply writing well is astounding. He makes reading effortless for the reader, immersing one in this dynamic, award-worthy, epic tale with a pounding sense of inherent momentum and the visual stimulation of any well-made movie...A deeply satisfying read." JoelR. Dennstedt Readers' Favorite 5 Stars

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BYF8PRH4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ BookBaby
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Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 5, 2023
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2.0 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 451 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1667892047
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VINCENT PANETTIERE

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Vincent Panettiere was not born in a trunk at the Princess Theatre in Pocatello, Idaho, but in Brooklyn, NY.

He graduated from St. John’s University and went to graduate school at Boston University. After college he became a sports writer for the wire service United Press International (UPI) and later wrote for the Boston Herald, a major daily newspaper in that city before Rupert Murdochized it.

After holding executive positions at Westinghouse Broadcasting, CBS and Xerox he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a screen writer. Four of his scripts were optioned but not produced, one by Twentieth Century Fox and the others by now-defunct production companies.

He became a licensed and bonded literary agent representing writers and directors in television and films. He made deals for writers and directors on TV series, including Xena, The Untouchables and Babylon 5. He was also instrumental in the production of two independent feature films and the sale of numerous indie/MOW film scripts.

During the same time, Panettiere was certified by the Major League Baseball Players Association to serve as an agent for major league and professional baseball players. Clients he represented played in the major leagues for the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals.

Objecting to the standard means of financing independent films, Panettiere sought non-traditional funding for his writer/director clients. His journey through the murky world of cyberspace was chronicled in his first book The Internet Financing Illusion published in 2007.

Next, Panettiere turned to fiction. In A Woman to Blame, Panettiere created the character of Chicago police detective Mike Hegan. This was followed by These Thy Gifts, a second novel featuring Hegan, The Scopas Factor and his latest, The Music of Women.

There is more information on Panettiere and his books on the website www.vincentpanettiere.com.

He continues to live in Los Angeles and has eaten dinner in Pocatello, Idaho.

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Customers find this book engaging from start to finish, with a riveting story that spans decades. The writing style is well-executed, and customers appreciate its deeply religious themes, with one review highlighting its allegory of grace and God. Moreover, the pacing is exciting, and customers value its historical context, with one review noting how it takes readers on a trip back to the past. Additionally, the characters are personable, and the book is refreshingly straightforward in its approach.

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44 customers mention content, 42 positive, 2 negative

Customers find the book engaging from start to finish, describing it as a compelling and entertaining novel.

...Trimboli was an interesting, complex, and relatable. I loved following his story and found myself completely invested in his life....Read more

...These Thy Gifts is a good read, provided that you are ready to be slapped by some bitter truths (if you are a Catholic) about the hierarchy of your...Read more

...An entertaining and thought-provoking, this book will not leave you undifferentiated....Read more

"These Thy Gifts" is a fantastic read that I did read in one sitting, but I have a feeling that it will stay with me for a long time after I...Read more

30 customers mention story, 30 positive, 0 negative

Customers find the book's story riveting and appreciate that it spans decades, with one customer noting its many themes throughout.

...A good story that gives the reader an inside glimpse of history evil and current problems of this institution of faith trust and love good read and...Read more

This is a great story that takes a span of over fifty years and it proudly carries the depth and the breadth of such a long period....Read more

...It has all the elements of a great love story that spans a lifetime. Well written and highly recommended. I am a fan for life!Read more

...This is a love story, but it is a story that you don't hear all that often....Read more

17 customers mention character development, 17 positive, 0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, noting that the characters are personable and have very innocent personalities.

...Characters are well developed and detailed....Read more

...Also explains how different relationships were formed. The characters were realistic if not exactly diverse since many of the women characters fit a...Read more

...Father Steve is a sympathetic character, as is Rosalie, the widow of a mafia gangster, with whom this plot is also concerned....Read more

...has woven an intricate and compelling tale with flawed, human characters. Definitely worth a read.Read more

16 customers mention writing style, 16 positive, 0 negative

Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, describing it as well-written. One customer notes that the author handles a controversial topic skillfully.

“These Thy Gifts” is well-written and kept me engaged until the end....Read more

...It has all the elements of a great love story that spans a lifetime. Well written and highly recommended. I am a fan for life!Read more

...in the catholic religion, as well as anyone just seeking a well written book to pass the time as it is definitely worth taking the time to read.Read more

A well written story that pulls emotion out of the reader and drops them right in the middle of the main character’s life....Read more

11 customers mention religious, 11 positive, 0 negative

Customers appreciate the religious content of the book, finding it deeply spiritual, with one customer highlighting its allegory of grace and God, while others value its themes of justice.

These thy gifts by Vincent Panettiere is a book about life, love and justice....Read more

...history, mystery, comedy, gangsters, beautiful women, war, and religion....Read more

...This story was full of romance, history, morality, and controversy....Read more

...to look more deeply at the intersections of scandal, sexuality, and spirituality....Read more

9 customers mention pacing, 8 positive, 1 negative

Customers appreciate the pacing of the book, describing it as exciting and fast-moving, with one customer noting its edge-of-my-seat action.

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...; and most importantly, he drives the story forward at an exciting pace....Read more

...The writing is excellent, full of life and pacey so there is rarely a dull moment in the book, if it even ever is....Read more

...a priest can ever be perfect in his imperfection, that would be this dynamic and highly likable persona....Read more

7 customers mention historical context, 7 positive, 0 negative

Customers appreciate the historical context of the book, which spans fifty years.

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...It encompasses history, mystery, comedy, gangsters, beautiful women, war, and religion....Read more

These Thy Gifts is a trip back to the past if you lived it, or a vision of what life was like over five decades from the 50s to the early 2000s in a...Read more

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Customers appreciate the complexity of the book, describing it as refreshingly straightforward and easy to follow.

...Trimboli was an interesting, complex, and relatable. I loved following his story and found myself completely invested in his life....Read more

...vivid images; he develops the characters with humor, realness, and complexity; and most importantly, he drives the story forward at an exciting pace....Read more

...I found that the pace set in These Thy Gifts was easy to follow and I quite enjoyed the way the book played out....Read more

...However, Panettiere masters the art. This thriller was easy to follow, but still very much kept me on my toes....Read more

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Priyanka Athavale
Immersive, riveting, engaging; must read.
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2017
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I absolutely love this book! Hats off to Vincent Panettiere for maintaining that tension and edge-of-my-seat action with a seemingly simple story of a very versatile and complex man. Stephen Trimboli is a Priest with a life full of adventures. Having been stuck in a small New York town by the Church, he doesn't give up on his mission to make a difference in the lives of people. A devout Catholic who is determined to stick to all that he vowed for, he turns an old, beat down storefront into a Church by enlisting the help of the local mafia. He helps a lot of people in their endeavors, becoming a beloved public figure. There is then the love story with the wives of one of the 'lesser' mafia bosses. His stint in Vietnam, and a lot of emotions and situations and people that we encounter in the course of the story.

This book mainly deals with the 2006 scandal of rampant sexual abuse behind closed doors of parishes that shook the corridors of the Church and the sentiments of the public alike. Father Trimboli comes across a devastating secret in the throes of this scandal, and is taken 50 years back in his mind. This book deals with a sensitive issue without being preachy but actually empathetic. The author has managed to keep the story riveting and gripping, even when there is seemingly little going on. Kudos to his brilliant writing style. If you are on the lookout for a good story, then These Thy Gifts is a marvelous read. Don't let the title fool you. The story is far from being a spiritual bombardment. It is just brilliant.

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Hernan
A gifted story teller - a beautiful read
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2018
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I think Vincent Panettiere delivers a very entertaining story. The premise is engaging and I feel the characters’ struggles are very realistic. He writes about a controversial topic and he knows what he’s doing.

It’s a bit of a love story and a man against the system tale. Steve, the protagonist, brings controversial truths into the light of reason and risks everything in the process. All of this happens amid a series of sexual scandals hitting the Catholic Church at its core.

Steve fights hard against crime, prejudice and unreasonable rules and hierarchies. He’s a good man fighting corruption and organized evil.
In his path he encounters overwhelming opposition and shows us what he’s really made of. As we witness his story, going through five decades of his life, we understand what is like to have a clear sense of purpose when making hard choices.

An entertaining novel with a solid message. Don’t miss it, it’s a must read.

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Billy O.
Just simply beautiful.
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2017
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This is a great story that takes a span of over fifty years and it proudly carries the depth and the breadth of such a long period. Steven Trimboli is a Catholic priest, but nevertheless imperfect human being. Yet, if a priest can ever be perfect in his imperfection, that would be this dynamic and highly likable persona.

Do the church and the mafia have something in common? When they pair by evil, they most certainly do, but Steven Trimboli is not the one who likes keeping it quiet. That is one of his most remarkable qualities - he is brazen and outspoken and speaks with an honesty that has an almost childlike innocence. Indeed, that makes him a thorn in the eyes of the powerful church people like Barillo and a toy in the hands of the mafia.
I found myself cheering for Trimboli and wishing to see more people like him - someone who, for chrissakes, speaks when he needs to!

However, he is also torn by his own life’s sins and decisions and this is how his life has an unexpected turn, as he becomes a father and finds surprising love. I loved the characters. They are alive, well-portrayed and carry the action with vigor. Just as Steven is an almost naive justice-seeker, so is Barillo cold-blooded and vicious, the mobster Tony La Marca is not delusional about how will his life end, and Rosalie is a vehement survivor who will engage all her powers when necessary.

I loved this beautiful story of life, love and justice - grab it!

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Hannah Reed
More than a love story
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2018
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This book was very compelling. I was expecting just a love story, but got much more than I bargained for. I found the beginning hard to read, but only because it was very graphic and descriptive. Vincent Panettiere paints clear images and does a great job with engaging the reader and developing characters, as I felt like I was on an emotional roller coaster during this read. The book spans over 50 years, which sometimes makes me skeptical, as it can be hard to follow jumping around in time. However, Panettiere masters the art. This thriller was easy to follow, but still very much kept me on my toes. These Thy Gifts is a good story that gives the reader an inside look at the history of corruption behind the institution. It had me thinking of love, integrity, and values long after I put it down.

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Denise Lucas
Great Read!
Reviewed in Canada on October 16, 2017
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These Thy Gifts written by Vincent Panettiere is a very graphic novel in which the story is well told and the main characters are likeable and relatable. I found the first part of the book was the most graphic with the main character, Monsignor Tromboli, recounts how he found a priest and alter boy in a compromising situation in which Tromboli was completely right in reporting that priest and ensuring that the sins committed inside the church were taken care of by the appropriate means. The entire story is well told and is fictional with, in my opinion, truthful situations. This novel tends to shine some light onto the world of the doctrine and how no human is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. The author did a wonderful job with the flow of this story, the description used, as well as the thought that went into the characters. This is a great story and I highly recommend it, to a more mature audience.

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Ogunna Chukwudi
A engagingly, well-written story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2018
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A ‘connoisseur’ of books, there are not many that resonate like Vincent Panettiere’s These Thy Gifts. To state that the story is captivating is more like stating the obvious, and does not provide an extent to which the storyline was worked upon, to bring entertainment to the reader. Plot intelligently and aptly developed, with vivid description of events as they unfold, you cannot help but be drawn into the intermixing of happenings, that draw upon the past, toward the inevitable unfolding of the future. The title and cover page of These Thy Gifts does not fully express the depth of the content within its pages. Panettiere has written a fine book, and it was worth every moment spent reading it!

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Charlie Latham
Gripping read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 30, 2018
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An incredible novel filled with a mixture of crime and war but also faith and dedication.

Written in an engaging and funny way I found it to be an easy read that taught me a lot about the war in Vietnam and what it is like to be a man dedicated to God.

We see through Trimboli's entire life as the book covers 50 years of his living. Seeing his life in such a full form completely sucked me into his life and what it would have been like to live in the conditions that he finds himself in.

If you’re looking for a book that brings intrigue and teaches you something at the same time too, then this would be a good one to give a read.

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Immersive, riveting, engaging; must read.

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