Brunch with writer Michael Gregorio...
The award winning writer Michael Gregorio is actually a delightfully charming husband and wife team- Michael Jacob and Daniela de Gregorio. Having been introduced to Mike at the local antique market, and because of my love of the written word, I sent him an e-mail and invited them for brunch. We spent the morning sharing our stories.
I love theirs. Mike from Liverpool, and Daniela a Spoletina, met while at Oxford, he having taught her English. They settled in Spoleto, and after each trying to write novels separately, it was only after they joined together that they attained success with their book Critique of Criminal Reason.
It was fascinating to hear about their lives and how they got to this point...their very first brunch, and on our terrace. We will be able to know more about their writing because we were given a copy of their third novel, A Visible Darkness. How fun it will be reading something written by someone we now know.
Spoleto is one of those towns that seems to bring out the kindness in people. We have been so fortunate to meet such a diverse group of interesting individuals. I have written about "pinch me" moments and I would say that today, brunching on our sun-filled terrace with Mike and Daniela, is certainly one of those moments!
I love theirs. Mike from Liverpool, and Daniela a Spoletina, met while at Oxford, he having taught her English. They settled in Spoleto, and after each trying to write novels separately, it was only after they joined together that they attained success with their book Critique of Criminal Reason.
It was fascinating to hear about their lives and how they got to this point...their very first brunch, and on our terrace. We will be able to know more about their writing because we were given a copy of their third novel, A Visible Darkness. How fun it will be reading something written by someone we now know.
Spoleto is one of those towns that seems to bring out the kindness in people. We have been so fortunate to meet such a diverse group of interesting individuals. I have written about "pinch me" moments and I would say that today, brunching on our sun-filled terrace with Mike and Daniela, is certainly one of those moments!
2 comments:
Don't you just love it when you meet a contemporary. You writer you. Great story!
That is an interesting story. I would not have guessed that an author could really be two! I have heard of ghost writing but didn't realize that people co-write under a single name. How cool. What a great thing for a couple to do.
Thanks for sharing. Let me know how you enjoy the book!
You should write a book on meeting people. :)
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