April 22, 2015
Thank You
Thank you to Jo-Carhart and the East Islip Public Library for hosting me last night. The audience could not have been more receptive and enthusiastic about my story and books.
April 20, 2015
Author Talk April 21st, 7 p.m. East Islip Public Library
Please join me for my Author Talk tomorrow, April 21st, 7 p.m.
East Islip Public Library
381 East Main Street
East Islip, NY 11730
(631) 581-9200 x 5.
East Islip Public Library
381 East Main Street
East Islip, NY 11730
(631) 581-9200 x 5.
March 27, 2015
March 04, 2015
Book Talk March 7, 2015
Please join me at my next BOOK TALK:
When: Sat. March 7, 2015 10 AM
Where: Spanish River Library, 1501 Spanish River Blvd, Boca Raton, FL
FREE, OPEN TO PUBLIC
When: Sat. March 7, 2015 10 AM
Where: Spanish River Library, 1501 Spanish River Blvd, Boca Raton, FL
FREE, OPEN TO PUBLIC
February 26, 2015
Thanks to Marcia Isaacs and the members of Cascade Lakes Women's Association
I also wish to thank Marcia Isaacs and the members of Cascade Lakes Women's Association for hosting me for an Author Talk yesterday. Again, everyone was receptive and moved by my story.
Many thanks to Sandra Sicolo and students at the Language Exchange Institute
Many thanks to Sandra Sicolo and her students at the Language Exchange Institute in Boca Raton, FL for the wonderful reception I received while giving my book talk today. The students, who migrated to the US from various countries, will be reading my novel as part of their class assignment.
February 13, 2015
February 09, 2015
Memories and Italian American Women Identities. Conversations with Rose Marie Dunphy. FAU Feb. 8, 2015
A huge THANK YOU to Ilaria Serra, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Italian and Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, for hosting me in yesterday's program: Memories and Italian American Women Identities. Conversations with Rose Marie Dunphy. THANK YOU also to the very receptive and gracious audience. It was a pleasure to tell my story and share my books.
January 28, 2015
Celebrating Italian Culture FAU, Sun, Feb. 8,2015
I will be interviewed and also read from my books at FAU (Florida-Atlantic University} Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, 2 p.m. during their event: Celebrating Italian Culture. All are invited.
— at 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431 (561) 297-3000.
Thank You
It's been a while since I've posted and I owe a great thanks to the Westhampton Beach Library for hosting my book talk in late November, 2014. I also wish to thank the Piper's Glen Estates Women's Association for hosting me Jan. 12, 2015. Both places were enthusiastic to hear my talk and very interested in my books.
November 06, 2014
The Scent of Italian Cooking Interview
I was interviewed about my cookbook. Here's the link if you'd like to read the interview:
http://strandssimplytips.
October 17, 2014
Book Talks at Hofstra University Oct, 7th and Port Jefferson Library Oct. 11th
I was so busy the last few weeks that I didn't get a chance to post my talk at the Italian-American Experience Lecture Series at Hofstra University on Oct. 7th, 2014. Thank you Dr. Stan Pugliese, staff and audience in attendance for the warm welcome and successful night. Thanks, too, to Samantha Winter, staff and audience in attendance at the Port Jefferson Library on Oct. 11, 2014 for hosting me to share my story and books with such acceptance and warm emotion. Thanks also to Sharon Z. who recommended me to the Library and to her book clubs that have read my book and loved it.
September 08, 2014
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August 12, 2014
Been Busy Working on a Cookbook
I have been busy working on a cookbook of my favorite Italian and American recipes, so have not had much time to post. But below is the Prologue to my novel, ORANGE PEELS and COBBLESTONES, for those of you who have not read the book.
PROLOGUE
“You better not wait any longer,” John said to his friend after an hour had elapsed. They’ve just posted another delay.” The friend had driven John and his wife Marietta to Kennedy Airport. At the gate Marietta sank down with their one year-old baby in the only seat available while John went to check once more on the status of the flight to Los Angeles.
“The problem is mechanical. They don’t know how long it’ll be before it’s fixed.” John was clearly frustrated but Marietta didn’t mind the extra time on the ground. She dreaded what might be in store for her once she was up in the air. Her first flight, when she was ten, had been traumatic, and she was afraid of the memories left within the clouds. Would they come to haunt her, knowing what she planned to do? Or would they come to her aid, give her the courage not to be afraid and not fail?
She also worried about the plane crashing. She cringed at the thought that her daughter might not have a full life. And the idea of dying before she saw her mother and sister again was too painful to bear. She’d never be able to ask the questions she’d been rehearsing for months, the ones that had plagued her ever since she was a little girl. They pestered her at every significant event in her young life. She knew it was no way to live – happy and sad at the same time. The vast emptiness she felt inside her was the worst. It masked the past where those questions lay buried like soldiers in unmarked graves. Someone had to come forward and identify them in order to grieve properly.
When Marietta married John he’d filled a part of that hole. But since giving birth to Anna, the questions surfaced with a vengeance. Hard questions. Not the kind you’d normally ask others, certainly not the kind you could ask your mother. How would Stella react when Marietta confronted her? They were family, but...
Family – Marietta smiled warmly at the sound of the word. In California she had the beautiful promise of family, her family. But then, family had torn her apart. She no longer trusted it. Would it betray her again as it had once before? Or would it welcome her back permanently, the way she had hoped for all these years?
The announcement to board finally came. The young parents gathered their sleeping child along with their belongings and entered the long corridor that led into the plane. With the engines roaring and the lights dimmed, Marietta leaned her head on John’s shoulder and instantly fell asleep. She dreamed not of her mother Stella but of her grandmother handing her a slice of bread spread with olive oil, of her cousin Lucia waving her orange peel in the air urging her to come out and play. She dreamed of her lost childhood a world away.
PROLOGUE
“You better not wait any longer,” John said to his friend after an hour had elapsed. They’ve just posted another delay.” The friend had driven John and his wife Marietta to Kennedy Airport. At the gate Marietta sank down with their one year-old baby in the only seat available while John went to check once more on the status of the flight to Los Angeles.
“The problem is mechanical. They don’t know how long it’ll be before it’s fixed.” John was clearly frustrated but Marietta didn’t mind the extra time on the ground. She dreaded what might be in store for her once she was up in the air. Her first flight, when she was ten, had been traumatic, and she was afraid of the memories left within the clouds. Would they come to haunt her, knowing what she planned to do? Or would they come to her aid, give her the courage not to be afraid and not fail?
She also worried about the plane crashing. She cringed at the thought that her daughter might not have a full life. And the idea of dying before she saw her mother and sister again was too painful to bear. She’d never be able to ask the questions she’d been rehearsing for months, the ones that had plagued her ever since she was a little girl. They pestered her at every significant event in her young life. She knew it was no way to live – happy and sad at the same time. The vast emptiness she felt inside her was the worst. It masked the past where those questions lay buried like soldiers in unmarked graves. Someone had to come forward and identify them in order to grieve properly.
When Marietta married John he’d filled a part of that hole. But since giving birth to Anna, the questions surfaced with a vengeance. Hard questions. Not the kind you’d normally ask others, certainly not the kind you could ask your mother. How would Stella react when Marietta confronted her? They were family, but...
Family – Marietta smiled warmly at the sound of the word. In California she had the beautiful promise of family, her family. But then, family had torn her apart. She no longer trusted it. Would it betray her again as it had once before? Or would it welcome her back permanently, the way she had hoped for all these years?
The announcement to board finally came. The young parents gathered their sleeping child along with their belongings and entered the long corridor that led into the plane. With the engines roaring and the lights dimmed, Marietta leaned her head on John’s shoulder and instantly fell asleep. She dreamed not of her mother Stella but of her grandmother handing her a slice of bread spread with olive oil, of her cousin Lucia waving her orange peel in the air urging her to come out and play. She dreamed of her lost childhood a world away.
July 24, 2014
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July 22, 2014
NEWS RELEASE: THE COMMODORE'S BALL
NEWS RELEASE! My memoir piece titled The Commodore's Ball, will be published in THE EAST HAMPTON STAR this coming Thursday, July 24, 2014. The paper sells throughout the Hamptons and NYC, if anyone wishes to read it. The piece will also be online.
June 23, 2014
Invited by Hofstra University for a Book Talk/Signing, Tues. Oct. 7, 2014, 7-8:30 PM
I have been invited to speak at Hofstra University's Italian-American Experience Lecture Series on Oct. 7, 2014, 7-8:30 PM. Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549. Free and Open to the Public. All are welcome.
Book Talk/Signing in Mt. Sinai
This Friday, the 27th of June, at 9:30 am, I will be giving an Author Talk at the Acampora Center at Mt. Sinai. The address there is 739 Route 25A, Mt. Sinai.
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