University City: places from the road trip story, “Discovery of an Eagle”

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Discovery of an Eagle opens in the heart of University City, Philadelphia, grounding the novel in one of the city’s most dynamic and intellectually rich neighborhoods. The story’s protagonist, Cosmo Greco, once attended the University of

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The Many Places in the Road Trip Story, Discovery of an Eagle

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The following series of blog posts celebrates the upcoming release of my novel, Discovery of an Eagle, arriving on May 1st. This book is the second installment in the Greco Family Trilogy and is told from the point of view of 28-year-old Cosmo

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Eggplant Parmesan: traditional Italian food recipes from my new family drama book

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In Chapter Seven of Olive Branches Don’t Grow On Trees, Silvia goes through a box of family photos to get inspiration for finishing her painting.  She comes across one from Cosmo’s Confirmation and recalls the party after the

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Sausage and Peppers: traditional Italian food recipes from my new family drama book

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In Chapter Six of Olive Branches Don’t Grow On Trees, Silvia goes home to find Frank making a sausage and peppers sandwich. She pretends that she’s interested in his cooking in order to strike up a conversation with him about her

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Pasta Fazool: traditional Italian food recipes from my new family drama book

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In chapter three of Olive Branches Don’t Grow on Trees, Silvia goes to visit her older sister Angie at her house in North Jersey and while Angie is deciding what she will make for dinner, Silvia recalls the time her sister used American

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