The Rock in Our Story
JR Giuliano
Just when ten-year-old Maria Della Notte becomes comfortable with her surrogate mother and their surroundings she discovers an unsettling truth about her origin. Who is she? How did she get here? Why does she have a surrogate mother? Who left her in...
Location:
United States
Description:
Just when ten-year-old Maria Della Notte becomes comfortable with her surrogate mother and their surroundings she discovers an unsettling truth about her origin. Who is she? How did she get here? Why does she have a surrogate mother? Who left her in the care of a surrogate mother and why? Where did she come from? Why is she forced to leave? Can she learn to live in a new country without family or friends where language, customs and traditions are unfamiliar and intimidating? Whom can she trust? Will she ever love and be loved? Will she find answers to her endless questions? Coming from a poverty-stricken, war-torn country, Maria quickly learns the benefits and advantages of wealth, education and her new life in a place filled with opportunity. While she is pleased with her newly acquired affluence and experiences, Maria has never been truly happy since she left her homeland. The friendship she offers at school, and the kindness she extends to some of her classmates is met with ridicule and rejection. At every turn, Maria feels unloved, so she withdraws and buries herself in studies and extracurricular activities. She strives to be the best at every challenge put before her. Her goals stretch far beyond seeking not only to win, but to win by a landslide. Maria is a young lady dreaming of reconnecting with her mentor, while carrying a big chip on her shoulder waiting for the right someone to gently remove it. Duration - 7h 54m. Author - JR Giuliano. Narrator - Jonathon Sims. Published Date - Wednesday, 08 January 2025.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:12
Introduction
Duration:00:02:26
Chapter One: Sister Verona
Duration:00:09:02
Chapter Two: Sister Verona A Teenage Girl, Maria Della Notte
Duration:00:15:55
Chapter Three: Maria Della Notte Teaching Me
Duration:00:20:54
Chapter Four: Maria Discoveries
Duration:00:16:33
Chapter Five: Signore Lucci Opportunity
Duration:00:15:47
Chapter Six: Maria Telling Me
Duration:00:13:59
Chapter Seven: Maria Getting to Naples
Duration:00:16:19
Chapter Eight: Luca A Better Life
Duration:00:11:52
Chapter Nine: Luca The Journey
Duration:00:15:36
Chapter Ten: Luca, Maria, and a Storm
Duration:00:13:57
Chapter Eleven: Maria Meets the Marinelli
Duration:00:17:26
Chapter Twelve: Maria Exploring
Duration:00:18:22
Chapter Thirteen: Luca Welcome to Northdale
Duration:00:17:01
Chapter Fourteen: Luca Whistles and Clickers
Duration:00:16:08
Chapter Fifteen: Luca Father Benedict
Duration:00:18:02
Chapter Sixteen: Luca
Duration:00:19:43
Chapter Eighteen: Maria Navigating Relationships
Duration:00:10:54
Chapter Nineteen: Maria Ding-Ding and the Chocolate Bud Man
Duration:00:16:04
Chapter Twenty: Maria No Boys
Duration:00:17:21
Chapter Twenty-One: Maria A Letter. A Phone Call.
Duration:00:16:19
Chapter Twenty-Two: Luca and Maria Back in Touch
Duration:00:19:25
Chapter Twenty-Three: Luca Welcome Home
Duration:00:16:40
Chapter Twenty-Four: Luca Managing
Duration:00:16:29
Chapter Twenty-Five: Maria A Dinging Popover
Duration:00:22:12
Chapter Twenty-Six: Maria Never Better
Duration:00:25:24
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Maria Waiting for Signore Lucci
Duration:00:16:35
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Maria Stories and Rocks
Duration:00:15:37
Afterword
Duration:00:05:08
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:13