Did you know we have many talented artists, authors and musicians in our family? You can find listings and links for many of them in the Business Directory page of our family website. If you’re looking for a special holiday gift this year, consider a book or a piece of art by one of our creative Genetti family members.
One such descendant is our cousin and author Carol Genetti Ochadleus. The great-granddaughter of Vigilio Genetti and Domenica Maria Dolzadelli of the Missouri/Illinois branch of the family, Carol is the author of two books – a novel and a children’s book.
Recipient of several book awards, “Death and Other Lies” is a spine-tingling who-done-it. Here is the book description: When his girlfriend disappears, a young man is willing to sacrifice everything to find her. In desperation when the police can find no proof she even exists, he follows a slim clue which takes him from the U.S. to Great Britain and Wales. After a near-fatal accident, he awakes in a Welsh hospital with no memory of who he is or why he is there and accused of being part of a heinous plot for mass murder. Entrapped in a world of spies and terrorists, he is expendable, collateral damage, simply because he fell in love with a beautiful woman.
Available at select bookstores and online at Amazon, you can purchase “Death and Other Lies” as a hardcover, paperback or eBook.
Carol’s second tome, “Grandma Bears’ Picnic” is a children’s storybook. Lovingly illustrated, the story describes: “When Grandma Bear breaks her leg, will the First Day of Summer Picnic still happen? The children must find a way to pull together to save their beloved family tradition and honor Grandma Bear all at the same time. It’s a tall order, but with their parents guidance, they find a way to save the day and have the best picnic ever!”
You can find Carol’s charming children’s book on Amazon, available in paperback or hardcover formats.
And here is Carol’s biography: Carol Ochadleus is a published, award-winning novelist and short-story author. Her novel, Death & Other Lies, (originally published by Grey Wolfe Publishing, LLC), is the first book of a Trilogy. It was re-released in 2019 by Zimbell House Publishing. The sequel is in progress. One of her favorite short stories, Colors in the Water, won inclusion in an American Anthology, Ni Bona Na Coroin. Years ago, Carol sold one of her children’s short stories to a youth magazine and her first illustrated children’s book, Grandma Bear’s Picnic was published in 2018. Carol is a retired professional fund-raiser and is active in several writer’s groups. She now devotes her time to writing, her gardens and her fourteen grandchildren. She lives in Washington Township, Michigan, with her husband Don, and English Shepherd Gracee.
Grandma Bears’ Picnic: https://tinyurl.com/GrandmaBearsPicnic
Death and Other Lies: https://tinyurl.com/DeathAndOtherLies
The Genetti Family Genealogy Project 