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Atina, Italy: Saturday 29 August
Speaking in Italian about Broken Madonna at the literary festival where the novel is set.
Brighton: Saturday 19 September 11am-5pm
The Artist’s Way: An Autumn Day of Creativity, Connection and Community
An inspiring day to recentre creativity in your life, based around autumn themes of transition and harvest with activities involving words and craft.
Brighton: Monday eves 5 October - 9 November
Unique, creative course to kickstart your writing and creativity, based on Julia Cameron's approach.
Sussex: Saturday 10 October
Invitation only workshop - The Stories We Live By
Challenging personal and professional narratives through words, writing and storytelling.
Brighton Italian Festival Itatalks: October dates tbc
Italian and British - reflections on identity and integration.
Italy, Catholicism and miracles - a fictional view.
6-week course to get your writing flowing, based on
Write for Life, the writing version of Julia Cameron's inspiring
The Artist's Way.
Whether you are a first-time writer with an idea or a more established writer, this is an invitation to kickstart your project, using tried and proven techniques: Morning Pages, Artist's Dates, manageable daily writing quota, walks and writing stations, Supported by a skilled facilitator and peer group.
Launch of Broken Madonna
Broken Madonna launched at the Duke of Yorks Cinema, Brighton to an audience of 150 people.
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Anna Lucia was interviewed by fellow author Beth Miller and their conversation spanned the inspiration behind Broken Madonna, growing up in England as a child of Italian immigrants, the influence of the Catholic Church, how her working life fed into writing and her cast for the dreamed of film version of Broken Madonna.
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In a lively audience Q&A, Anna was asked about her writing process, creating characters, making friends with her Italian heritage and forthcoming projects.
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The Q&A was followed by Anna's favourite film, Cinema Paradiso, the Oscar winning Italian film set in the same period as Broken Madonna which shares themes of those who stay, and those who leave, the search for belonging and lasting emotional bonds forged in childhood.
Red carpet, accordion music, Italian dancing and more!
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What's the inspiration behind Broken Madonna?
PROLOGUE EXTRACT
22 June 1938
River Mollarino, Apennine Mountains, Italy
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