Grace Mattioli is the author of three novels: Olive Branches Don’t Grow on Trees, Discovery of an Eagle, and The Bird that Sang in Color and a multitude of songs for her beloved cats.
All of her novels feature the Greco family. While these books address serious issues such as addiction and death, they are filled with humor and insight about what it takes to be truly happy. She strongly believes that people were happier, the world would be a better place.
Olive Branches Don’t Grow on Trees tells of 23-year-old Silvia Greco’s journey to unite her tumultuous family. In Discovery of an Eagle, Silvia’s older brother, Cosmo becomes aware of the fragility of life, and this insight allows him to live more fully. In The Bird that Sang in Color, Greco family matriarch, Donna learns about the importance of living authentically through the unspoken wisdom of her brother, Vincent.
If you enjoyed The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix, or The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, or Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels, you’ll love the Greco Family books!
Grace has worked as a librarian for nearly twenty-five years and has held various other job titles, including jewelry designer, food cart owner, shopkeeper, book seller, substitute teacher, art school model, natural grocery store clerk, short order cook, food server, street vendor, barista, and a giant Twinkie!
She is currently working on a memoir called A Dragonfly Mosaic.
She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and her cats.
Previous Interviews
The Reading and Writing Podcast, 2021
Nessie’s Place Book Reviews, 2021
Author Expert Wire Podcast, 2020
Read, Write, Repeat Podcast, 2019
Fiction Books Biz Book Reviews, 2014
Jersey Girl Book Reviews, 2012
Be sure to check out Grace’s Amazon page and her Goodreads page, where you’ll find hundreds of reviews on her family trilogy books. On Grace’s blog , there are three series related to the trilogy books. In one, Grace shares delicious Italian food recipes from her debut, Olive Branches Don’t Grow on Trees. There is a series on the many places visited in her road trip novel, Discovery of an Eagle. Her latest blog series features the art work that inspired her novel, The Bird that Sang in Color.
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