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Maria Coletta McLean

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My father came from Italy (Supino, near Rome) to Toronto, Canada, where he worked for most of his life as a truck driver for Toronto Macaroni. He often talked about his 'route' which took him throughout Ontario from Windsor north to the Soo.
My mother was born in Greensburg PA but after the influenza epidemic which killed her mother the family returned to Colliano Italy (near Naples) before eventually coming to Toronto Canada
I am an English professor at Seneca College and in my spare time, I like to read and to write. Lately, after the launch of my 3rd book, Summers in Supino, I've been touring the northern states (NY, Ohio, PA, CT) and it's been a real pleasure to meet readers. I am constantly amazed at how many of them have roots in Italy. ...more

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Maria Coletta McLean I'd go to PEI and live in the times of Anne of Green Gables. I'd teach in the one-room school house and write (using a fake name) and eat simple meals…moreI'd go to PEI and live in the times of Anne of Green Gables. I'd teach in the one-room school house and write (using a fake name) and eat simple meals and homemade pie. I love the idea of that simpler time. (less)

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Maria Coletta McLean My grandmother died in the Spanish influenza attack in 1918 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and her death triggered a series of events. She and my grandfa…moreMy grandmother died in the Spanish influenza attack in 1918 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and her death triggered a series of events. She and my grandfather had 5 children together but there is no photo of my grandmother -- a quest to find a photo could be the plot for a book. I'd call it "Searching for Maria" because Maria was her name and it's also mine (less)

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Average rating: 4.03 · 230 ratings · 45 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Summers in Supino: Becoming Italian 4.02 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Father Came from Italy 4.12 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Privacy is a Foreign Word in Supino (Inanna Poetry & Fiction Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mamma Mia!: Good Italian Girls Talk Back 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mum's the Word by Maria Coletta McLean (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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New year, new story

I have a story coming out in mid-January in the Italian American magazine about my grandmother's death in the 1918 influenza epidemic in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, the story is so relevant to today, and the Corona virus. You can read it here:
https://www.osia.org/italian-america-...

I'll send a reminder in mid-January because I'm just so excited about the story.

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