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Christine Palamidessi Moore

About meI am a writer, a novelist. Author of THE VIRGIN KNOWS and THE FIDDLE CASE. A third, AMERICAN WOMAN, ITALIAN STYLE is coming out beginning of 2011. It's an anthology of writing about the immigration as experienced by Italian women, who now hold more professional jobs and advanced degrees than any other ethnic group in the USA. How 'bout that little known fact! I taught writing and lit at Boston U for 13 years. Then I went to India and my life changed profoundly. I continue to write and blog and edit ( the academic journal Italian Americana). I also teach yoga and pranayama part time. A new twist: I have returned to my first love-- sculpture-- and am writing stories on my art.

What I am proud of: my daughter who is living at home after graduating from college. She got a job, a car and a boyfriend all in one week; my memoir GRANDMOTHERS is engraved in granite ( almost as good as the 10 Commandments)on a monolith at the Jackson Square subway/bus station in Jamaica Plain ( It was precursor to the sculpture I am now doing with writing on it); my husband who likes to read rock n'roll autobiographies and novels set in Rome as much as I like to read the same;

My author webpage is www.moorechristine.com
The blog that gets the most hits, and wordpress tells me it is a FABULOUS and AWESOME blog because my posts have staying power. That news made me feel downright good. I post my slants on yoga and review a lot of Italian films. That blog is http://celebritylessons.wordpress.com

About my libraryI am definitely attracted to international books rather than strictly American titles. It's a way to keep the pulse of the planet close to me. Like other LT members, I must have read at least two books a week every week of my life. I am addicted. The books in my library are the cream-of-the-cream. I wish, I wish I could post them all.

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authorknows--- Hello!

It's good to know you find my library to be an interesting one! I don't know what caught your eye, but I do have one particular suggestion for you, from my library: Richard Gambino's "Blood Of My Blood: The Dilemma Of The Italian-Americans", was recommended to me about forty years ago, by my best friend in the Navy, an Italian from the Bronx, who said, "Steve, if you want to understand my family, Read This Book!"

I read it, loved it, & have read it twice since then . . . perhaps you'll enjoy it, too!

Wishing you well in all you do (I found the talk about Amelia Earhart's sinus problem to be interesting, by the way!), until next time,

All The Best,

'j.a.lesen' (---Steve)

posted by j.a.lesen at 10:47 pm (EST) on Nov 8, 2011

Having said that some of the blah is quite good, insightful perhaps and surprisingly new age! I was looking through it yesterday, as you put me on the spot, and came across a few pages on aphorisms which were good. However I stand by the thing not cross referencing, the Sitwell is a bit on the rare side and hasn't aged very well. His itinery in Japan in the late 50s now seems less exotic however his sensibilty is suited to the place, he picks up well on the subtleties in the art and order of the japanese. There are some good black and white photos of contemplating-gardens and temples, I don't think he predicts the rise in industry which came shortly after his visit.

posted by armandine2 at 2:33 pm (EST) on Feb 13, 2009

I go to it when I hear an Indian word on the radio and want to read more only to find it isn't in the index. The other day a Indian woman was talking about a scene where she saw a "dull'itd" unblocking a sewer and she said this "dull'itd" was an untouchable. So I go to the book half hoping the word to be there. Its not, but there is something on the four main castes, blah, blah, blah. I guess its a bit academic and a bit dry and quite superficial as it covers everything, not unlike Henry Mayhew but without any testimony, as far as I can see.

posted by armandine2 at 8:32 am (EST) on Feb 9, 2009

The dark underbelly of the New Age movement, sounds like you had your work cut out for you there....fascinated with the library of which I share only the dark underbelly of Italia, which wasn't so much dark as disorganiized if I remember correctly. I haven't completed my upload on to this infernal machine so it doesn't appear on my list...which got me thinking of what book, on my list, which you too have but haven't put on yours...looking what you put up I thought it might be Sitwell's Observations in Japan, a long shot perhaps. The flaw in my thinking I guess comes from my scattergun approach to the upload where as you I imagine have been clearer.

posted by armandine2 at 1:08 pm (EST) on Jan 31, 2009

I've just read The Fiddle Case and loved it. Thanks a lot for writing it, I admire you. How did you get the inspiration? It feels like non-fiction even though it's a novel.

posted by lydiasbooks at 9:22 pm (EST) on Dec 28, 2008

Thank you - I will look for it!

posted by TheBlindHog at 7:10 pm (EST) on Oct 8, 2008

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