Archive for 2012
Tiger’s Eye by Barbra Annino
Tiger’s Eye is the third installment of the Stacy Justice Mystery Series by Barbra Annino, and if you’ve enjoyed the first two (Opal Fire and Bloodstone), you’re going to love this one as well.
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My One-Word Theme for 2013: GROW
The past two years, I’ve adopted a one-word theme to guide me throughout the next twelve months; I’ve always waited until after the new year to write about the choice here, but this year I can’t wait. I don’t like to wish away time, but I could not be more ready for 2012 to end and for 2013 to begin.
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The Godfather’s Daughter by Rita Gigante and Natasha Stoynoff
The Godfather’s Daughter: An Unlikely Story of Love, Healing, and Redemption is the memoir of Rita Gigante, daughter of Vincent “Chin” Gigante, the former head of the Genovese crime family in New York City.
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Casa Margherita Cookbook: CUOCO – Recipes Inspired by Umbria’s Larder
Adrian Henry’s Casa Margherita Cookbook: Cuoco – Recipes Inspired by Umbria’s Larder is a beautiful homage to the culinary traditions of Italy’s Green Heart, Umbria.
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When in Rome by Nicky Pellegrino
When in Rome by Nicky Pellegrino takes us to the Eternal City in the 1950s and into the life of Serafina, a young girl trying to carve a different path for herself than the one her mother has in mind for her. Through sheer luck, Serafina finds herself working for Mario Lanza, a famous Italian-American tenor and movie star of that era.
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Michelle Kaminsky is an American attorney-turned-freelance writer who lived in her family's ancestral village in Calabria, Italy for 15 years. This blog is now archived.
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