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Giulia Goes to War by Joan Leotta:
Wartime work draws Giulia DeBartolo out of her close Western Pennsylvania family into a world of intrigue, spies and new friends in Wilmington, North Carolina’s shipyard building Liberty ships. Giulia soon discovers supporting the war effort can include fun evenings like dancing with young servicemen at the local USO. It is at one of these dances she meets John O’Shea, an unsuitable suitor according to her old-fashioned parents.
As they grappling with the problems of their own budding relationship, John and Giulia encounter a Nazi spy tasked with blowing up part of the Wilmington shipyard. Saving the shipyard from the spy may prove easier than convincing her parents to let her marry John. Giulia must decide what it means to be a good daughter while still following her own heart.
Joan Leotta has been playing with words since childhood. She is a poet,
essayist, journalist, playwright, and author of several books both fiction
and non-fiction for children and adults. Her latest three are Secrets of the
Heart a romance set in Rome and civil war Wilmington NC, Simply a Smile, a
collection of short stories and WHOOSH!, a picture book especially for dads
and daughters, She is also a performer and gives one-woman shows on historic
figures and spoken word folklore shows and teaches writing and storytelling.
You can find all of her books at amazon.com.
Joan lives in Calabash, NC where she walks the beach with husband, Joe. You can contact her via her blog or her Facebook page.
