Anna Lucia
Author of evocative historical and book club fiction set in post WWII Italy.
Experienced mentor and editor for writers
Praise for Broken Madonna
“It’s an absolute must read for book groups. Anna Lucia has captured the combination of the ordinary lives of its characters set in the trauma of post war Italy and tells her readers a clever story about how religion, politics and female power is represented within a small community. ”
MARINA
Reader
About The Author
Born in England to older Italian immigrant parents, Anna Lucia spent long, hot summer holidays in the Apennine mountain village they had left behind to escape poverty and lack of opportunity. In the local dialect, she listened to the stories of elderly relatives about a time, place and way of life that were far removed from 1970s & 80s suburbia.
Those voices, particularly of strong women who led tough lives, never went away, neither did the echoes of Catholicism.
Anna has been awarded support for her writing from Arts Council England, and also writes short stories, flash fiction and poetry. She is Chair of Trustees of literature development agency, New Writing South, and is passionate about supporting and developing writers.
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