E.E. Byrnes Tom's Song

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An abusive father. A dominant grandmother. And a boy with the voice of an angel.Set in the early 20th century, Tom Holland is a young boy with an extraordinary talent for singing. Yet despite his love for music, his father and grandmother find it feminine and forbid him to follow his dream of becoming a professional singer. Through a serendipitous meeting he meets Sebastian Gallo, a retired opera singer, who takes Tom under his wing and begins secretly teaching him. Tom enters singing competitions, meets a love interest, and discovers a new world outside his own. But a series of unfortunate events threatens Tom's dream, and he's forced to face the darkness of his past before looking ahead to the light of his future.Tom's Song is a story of challenges, dreams, and a determined spirit to overcome all odds. It's a story that teaches hope despite defeat, and that as long as you have hope, defeat cannot exist.