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On the blog "The Annwyn's Secret" you may follow all the updates: about the publishing of the novel in English and about the screenwriting and movie. Sul blog "Il Segreto degli Annwyn" si può seguire tutti gli aggiornamenti: in merito alla pubblicazione del romanzo in ligua inglese e sulla sceneggiatura del film. You are going …
Continue reading "Chrysalis is back… and will soon be published in English in the UK"
Dear friends, Sunday, November 29, 2015, will be the largest mobilization for the climate of all time. If you want you can join it! On the eve of the World Summit in Paris (30 November to 11 December 2015, http://www.cop21.gouv.fr/en) hundreds of millions of people take to the streets around the world to ask for …
Continue reading "Paris November 29th, 2015 ¦¦ SAVE THE DATE * RISERVATE LA DATA"
ripuliamo l'oceano The Ocean Cleanup has developed the world’s first feasible method to clean up half of the so-called Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 years’ time. But how many tons of garbage will be cleaned up? In order to determine the amount of plastic in the patch, we are organizing the largest ocean plastic …
The centuries have left their mark, and not only ruins on which was rebuilt… Spain’s culture is steeped of the rich past, a mixture of Magna Roma and Arab vestiges. The trip to Zaragoza became an eclipse in the memories of the past, allowing me to be transported by a lot of emotions, enhanced by …
Last Saturday, in Lugano, took place the final swiss contest for youth (sjmw)... the guys were very good and received a second prize in the II° class. The award ceremony and final concert took place at the Palace of Congresses. The music is very important in our family... but any child and teenager, with the …
Whole villages have disappeared swallowed by landslides caused by the quake. Thousands of Nepalese have died, maybe 10 thousand, and no one knows how many are missing. There are hundreds of small isolated communities with no water, food and shelter. In the midst of this devastation, an amazing local organization is doing the impossible to …
Continue reading "AVAAZ International need your help in Nepal!"
Who does not know Venice? Piazza San Marco, the Canale Grande, the Rialto Bridge, its carnival, its Biennial and the Golden Lion... Not only Venice, located in a lagoon, is literally sinking due to the holes in the seabed at depths of up to 500 meters... there is also the rising waters due to global …
Continue reading "Please… SAVE Venice! * una petizione per salvare Venezia"
It was a tough fight... è stata una dura lotta... but we are three reckless girls and ready to do anything (the boy Antonio this time didn't fool around with us)... ma siamo tre ragazze temerarie e pronte a tutto (purtroppo Antonio non è nella foto) Thanks to the magic of our music (Merlin gave …
Continue reading "Congratulations to the string quartet “I Fulmini”"
. Un'occasione da non mancare: ascoltare dal vivo il quartetto d'archi "I Fulmini" (Francesca, Sara Luna, Valentina e Antonio) che ha conseguito un primo premio al concorso svizzero di Neuchâtel lo scorso mese di marzo. Con la presentazione del mio ultimo romanzo "Il Segreto degli Annwyn" che attualmente viene trasformato in una sceneggiatura per film... …
Continue reading "Presentazione letteraria * literary presentation"
I was dreaming about this trip since a very long time... Sognavo questo viaggio da molto tempo... Read about it and see the pictures! * Leggi qualche emozione dal mio diario e guarda le foto... .
When I speak of vegetarianism and veganism, my interlocutor wrinkles his/her nose (most of the time)... I realize that unfortunately are still few to embrace this choice that not only shows respect and compassion for other living creatures, but it is also the only solution to safeguard the planet Earth. The issue I resume it …
Continue reading "We all have a choice… but still is only yours! * Possiamo scegliere…"
Fortunately emotions follow one another constantly: those sad that leave us helpless and the joyful ones that allow us to dream of a better world! This was a long weekend really exciting, with a music competition in Neuchâtel with my daughter Sara Luna and the string quartet I Fulmini (The Lightning - Francesca, Sara Luna, …
Continue reading "They did it again! * L’hanno fatto nuovamente…"
I admit it: I'm quite intrigued and curious. It is the first time that I face, on a professional level, the idea of seeing my novel transformed into a film scenography. Metaphorically I can compare it to a mother who brings her son for the first time to a birthday party... Chrysalis is a young …
Continue reading "Getting ready: with the Torino Film lab #AdaptLab#"
. Not only in our country there is this issue! When the rain arrives, this trigger the migration of frogs and toads. Like every year specimens of toads and frogs are on their way to their breeding grounds, usually ponds, but also lakes. After spawning, the batrachians remain few weeks in this places, and then …
Continue reading "about frogs and toads * sulle rane e rospi"
More than half a century ago, I made the acquaintance of "Teddy Bear", the faithful friend that still accompanies me in my sleep and dreams! My confession may seem a bit misplaced... but I'm sure that many of my readers have special and sweet memories linked to the existence of a particular stuffed animal... From an …
Continue reading "Me and my teddy bear * c’era una volta Orsetto"