by Susanna Deiss (Author) In 1959, I traveled to Lipari, one of the Aeolean Islands off the coast of Sicily. Now, long afterward, looking back into the past, events obscured by the passage of time are magnified as though viewed through the lens of a magic lantern; that summer, when I was just bursting into womanhood, is illuminated in my memory as a time of enchantment. Author Biography Susanna Deiss, freelance writer and editor, worked for over ten years in public television. Her other experience includes editing for MIT Press, McGraw-Hill, Inc., and W. H. Freeman & Co. She also has published non-fiction articles in Boston Magazine and other venues. Deiss co-authored JUSTA - A Novel of Ancient Rome, and is the author of several children's books, including Renoir: The Magic of Childhood, Impressions of Monet, and Harmony the Happy Bear. Susanna Deiss lived for many years in Italy, and still spends time there, based in Panicale, Umbria. Number of Pages: 106 Dimensions: 0.22 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN Publication Date: May 19, 2014