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My name is Rita D’Alessio I was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. This story, "The Unforgettable Struggle", has been waiting for a long time in my head and one day I decided to sit down and write it. This is my first book. I now reside in Brick, New Jersey with my husband, John and my dog Princess. I have two daughters and two grandchildren.

I retired about fifteen years ago. I had time on my hands and started to paint. One day I decided to write this story about a battered woman. It is fiction, based on a truly brave woman. Now I do more writing and very little painting even though I still love to paint. I also like to read, knit, cook and occasionally do volunteer work. I wish when my book is released that people read it and realize what a problem Domestic Violence is around the country.

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A mythical jewel of a story… A true story told on a beach in Yucatan, A Shadow tells Stephanie's story but it was also the story of the golden time. Its nostalgia sings like cicadas in the heat.An American ‘Under Milkwood’, this distilled novel of the Sixties evokes the sounds, music and optimism on the free-wheelin streets and parks of Coconut Grove. You can hear Bob Dylan still strumming acoustic; smoke a joint with Fred Neil; and Everybody’s Talkin is carried on the wind.Stephanie, a young hairdresser living in lodgings finds herself pregnant. Refused help from her hard Catholic mother in New York, unable to abort her baby, she accepts the kindness of Miriam, her Jewish landlady, whose own barren life spills into compassionate assistance for the daughter she never had.The poignancy of its ending, its generosity and acceptance, echoes the bitter disappointment of those of us who hoped for so much more, but who remember its joy, and its promise, as though untarnished by time.

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The Unforgettable Struggle/Synopsis In 1926 Maria came to America an innocent immigrant from Palermo, Sicily. She was 15 when she first set foot in America. When Maria met Michael she thought her dream of marriage and a family would soon be answered. After much rejection from her father, she saw Michael on the sneak. Eventually they married. After some time, their relationship started to take a turn for the worse. Maria has been beaten to a pulp many times, black eyes, bloody nose, missing teeth. He blamed his drinking problems on everyone but himself. Why does she keep hiding his faults and protecting him? Was this going to be her life? Would he be coming back giving her problems? Will he never leave and not come back? Why is he doing this to her? These are the questions Maria asked herself. She hopes things will change as time goes by. With every smack, every push, every shove, things keep getting worse. Every awkward silence of embarrassment and belittling eats away at her. Trying to find the courage and strength within her to finally break the silence.

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BOOK REVIEW: Subject: JUST FINISHED YOUR GREAT BOOK!!!! Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 4:09:00 PM RITA, I JUST FINISHED YOUR WONDERFUL BOOK. I WAITED TO GET A BLOCK OF TIME AND READ IT MOSTLY TODAY, WEDNESDAY. I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR HARD WORK IN PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER. I AM RECOMMENDING THIS BOOK TO ALL MY FRIENDS. IT WILL MAKE GOOD SUMMER BEACH READING. LOVE, DONNA M. Library - Book Signing Review <div class="fw-text"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="border-left-color:#d4d0c8;border-bottom-color:#d4d0c8;border-top-color:#d4d0c8;background-color:transparent;border-right-color:#d4d0c8;"> <div class="shape" style="padding-right:7.2pt;padding-left:7.2pt;padding-bottom:3.6pt;padding-top:3.6pt;"> <h5 style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;">OCEAN COUNTY LIBRARY</h5> <h3 style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:left;" align="left">Connecting People ... Building Community</h3></div></td></tr></tbody></table> 101 Washington St., Toms River, NJ 08753-7625 Telephone: 732-349-6200 <a href="http://www.oceancountylibrary.org/">www.oceancountylibrary.org</a> Elaine H. McConnell, Director September 1, 2006 Dear Rita, On behalf of the Ocean County Library and our customers, I want to thank you for an insightful and informative program on Wednesday. Domestic abuse is such an important issue that we will never exhaust the possibilities to share with and inform each other about its details. I could see that you were able to draw the audience out, inviting them to share their personal experiences and insight. This made the discussion intimate and meaningful, and I know that must help those going through something of that nature. Several people told me what an excellent and enjoyable program it was on their way out, and I'd like to add my personal congratulations and thanks for your presentation. Again, let me convey thanks for an enjoyable and important program. Sincerely, Marguerite Dugas Librarian </div> <div class="fw-paragraphbottom"></div> <div class="fw-paragraph"> <div class="fw-paragraphtop"></div> <h3 class="fw-title"><a></a></h3></div>

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