Author Chat - Anna Lucia

Anna talks about the inspiration behind her debut novel Broken Madonna ( Nov 2024) and about her writing journey.

Born in England to older Italian immigrant parents, Anna Lucia spent long, hot summer holidays in the Apennine mountain village they had left behind to escape poverty and lack of opportunity. In the local dialect, she listened to the stories of elderly relatives about a time, place and way of life that were far removed from 1970s & 80s suburbia.

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Those voices, particularly of strong women who led tough lives, never went away, neither did the echoes of Catholicism.

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Anna has been awarded support for her writing from Arts Council England, and also writes short stories, flash fiction and poetry. She is Chair of Trustees of literature development agency, New Writing South, and is passionate about supporting and developing writers.