WIN $150 GIFT VOUCHERS: ALADDIN'S GOLD
Anastasia Rubis's writing has appeared in the New York Times, Huffington Post, New York Observer, Creative Nonfiction, North American Review, [PANK], Fiction International, and Literary Mama. One of her stories, ""Girl Falling,"" was named a Notable Essay in Best Essays of 2014. Another, ""Blue Pools,"" was included in the anthology Oh, Baby published by Creative Nonfiction and edited by Lee Gutkind. She co-wrote and co-directed a 13-minute documentary titled Breakfast Lunch Dinner: The Greek Diner Story on YouTube. She earned a BA magna cum laude from Brown University and an MA from Montclair State University, where she taught essay writing. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and daughter and spends summers in Greece, where her parents were born.
""Oriana is an exuberant novel about an exuberant woman, the famous Italian interviewer of the Seventies, Oriana Fallaci.""--Historical Novels Review, May 2024 ""Perhaps it's because I got to work with some of the greatest foreign correspondents of all time, when overseeing CNN and 60 Minutes... Or maybe it's because Oriana is a phenomenal tale from start to finish, one that manages to simultaneously limn the legend of Oriana and render her as exquisitely human. For whatever reason, I couldn't/didn't want to put it down. Oriana will open your eyes to a woman you should have known better and will be glad you finally got to know, will get you raving to your friends, and inspire you about the possibilities open to any woman ready and willing to grab the world by the balls.""-- Jonathan Klein, former president of CNN/US, media entrepreneur ""I remember Oriana Fallaci vividly and was thrilled to read this novel about her work and her life, particularly her great romance in the early 70s with a man who was not afraid of her ability and ambition. Anastasia Rubis writes with a passion for her subject that matches Oriana's own craving for a big full life and in turn does her and the era a great justice. In scene after breathtaking scene, we relive a time of great hope when getting at the truth was possible. A truly inspiring debut."" -- Alice Elliott Dark, author of In the Gloaming and Fellowship Point ""Inhaled this riveting page-turner on the fascinating trailblazing journalist Oriana Fallaci. Just one question: how did I not know about this incredible woman?"" -- Julia Martin, New Jersey Monthly ""A love story as bold, sophisticated, and beautiful as the remarkable woman herself."" -- Laurie Lico Albanese, author of Hester
