About The Author
Only a few bankers, including Kenneth Grahame and T. S. Eliot, are authors. Yvonne Blackwood sits with this unique group. She published her first two books while still working full-time. She authored eight books, is an award-winning short story writer, columnist, and world traveller. Blackwood’s published adult books include: Into Africa: A Personal Journey; Will That Be Cash or Cuffs? Into Africa: The Return; College Life of a Retired Senior and her debut novel, The Ambition. Her children’s books include: Nosey Charlie Comes to Town, Nosey Charlie Goes to Court, and Nosey Charlie Chokes on A Wiener! Blackwood has also contributed to several anthologies, newspapers, and magazines, including More Our Canada, Adelaide, InTouch, and Green Prints magazines. She enjoys movies and has established a collection of Oscar-winning Best Pictures from the first one in 1927 to 2020 (her movie cabinet ran out of space)!
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THE AMBITION is a gripping family saga and suspenseful drama that captures the volatile intersection of business, loyalty, and moral compromise. Set against the dynamic backdrop of 1990s Toronto, the novel is both an exploration of ambition and a cautionary tale about the price of unchecked desire.
At the heart of the story are brothers John and Carmine Cippione, who inherit their father’s modest heating and air-conditioning company. Their father’s life embodies the immigrant dream—sacrifice, hard work, and a reputation built on trust and integrity. John, however, yearns for more than stability; he wants prestige, wealth, and the trappings of success that the small business cannot provide. This hunger drives the brothers to partner with a powerful land development company, a decision that sets the stage for both opportunity and ruin.
THE AMBITION is now available as an audio book on Apple iTunes at:https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/the-ambition/id1819050204
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