About Your Friends’ Nice Clothes:
“Borrow some nice clothes and start living. Everything begins there.”In the strawberry fields of Oxnard, California, a man in a borrowed suit teaches others how to dream.Robert King is a life coach with a secret: while teaching homeless people how to reinvent themselves, he’s running from his own failed past. After a business venture in New York collapsed, leaving him in debt to Simon, his former partner, who is now married to Robert’s ex-wife, he has built a new life teaching personal development in a dilapidated farmhouse.The farmhouse belongs to Pastor Richard, who lets Robert use it in exchange for free lessons for the homeless. But when economic crisis hits the town, Mayor Rose Wilkinson receives an offer she can’t refuse for the land. Meanwhile, Simon’s enforcers have found Robert, demanding $85,000 or else.As the deadline approaches, Robert watches his homeless students transform: Jack finds his voice on local radio, Claudia rediscovers her musical talent, and Julia begins designing clothes instead of selling herself. Each of them learns that borrowed nice clothes can be the first step toward a new identity.When all seems lost, the community Robert reluctantly serves rallies behind him in unexpected ways, forcing him to confront the one thing he has always avoided: having faith in something beyond himself.In a town where even the strawberry fields are failing, one man’s belief in human potential might be the most valuable crop of all.BELIEVE. DRESS WELL. NEVER LOOK BACK.An inspiring novel about redemption, faith, and the transformative power of believing in something greater than ourselves. Pick up your copy today and discover the story that will change how you see the world.
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Author Bio:
Kempes Astolfi, Director, Writer, Screenwriter, and Essayist, was born in Italy, in Civitavecchia, in the province of Rome in 1978.
He is the creator of the Literary Photographic Movement “KomeSto?”. In 2001, he began his career as a director and screenwriter, making short films and music videos. In 2008, after two years of study, he obtained a diploma in Directing and Screenwriting from the School of Arts.
In 2007, he published the “K? Calendars” related to the “KomeSto?” movement, with international distribution. Since 2008, he has been touring the world with the “KomeSto? Tour,” a live version of the event created on his website.
In 2012, he filmed the pilot episode of the “Invade The Trash Series,” and the following year he created the “30SecondsEvents” movement, organizing various Flash-Mobs. He also published his first book, “L’Abbraccio Perfetto” (The Perfect Embrace), published by Prospettiva Editrice.
In the following three years, he published “Aneddoti Curiosi sul Gioco del Calcio” (Curious Anecdotes about the Game of Football), “Cosa Pensano i Gatti Italiani dei Felini Stranieri” (What Italian Cats Think of Foreign Felines), and “La Donna che Annusava le Librerie” (The Woman who Sniffed Bookstores), also published by Prospettiva Editrice. He simultaneously launched the open book project “Mille Racconti per Mille Parole” (A Thousand Stories for a Thousand Words), also known as “Un Milione di Parole” (One Million Words), which is still ongoing.
In 2015, he worked as an assistant director on the film “On Air – Storia di un Successo” (On Air – Story of a Success), which was released in Italian theaters in March 2016.
In 2018, he moved to Dubai, where he currently resides.
In recent years, he has worked on several personal growth books, including “Se Potessi Essere Infinito” (If I Could Be Infinite) Volume I and II, as well as new socio-cultural novels like “La Partita di Pallone” (The Football Match), while continuing his collection of short stories with new releases.
The Author has built his career, his path, based on the vision of diversity, creativity, and eclecticism that leads him to constantly explore new avenues, personally taking risks.