''Broken Places''

About the Book

“Life is full of much pleasure and much pain. We learn that pain does not last forever. All our experiences become blessings. Letting go is a True Gift from God. Forgiveness is a True Gift to One’s Self. For holding on to yesterdays only imprisons us. I believe coming out of silence is my strength exposed. There is no strength in silence. Many nights of tears go into these pages. My compassion for others is why I share my soul through my poetry -- If only to ease one heart from aching, know that others share your pain. To show that, by wisdom, we grow stronger. For in that wisdom and strength, we learn to grow and blossom and become who we are meant to be” Natalina Russo

About the Author

Natalina Russo, born in 1954 in Ciró Marina, Provincia di Cantanzaro, Italy on the Ionic Sea. The youngest of three daughters who proudly became an American Citizen at 18 years of age. “My blood may be Italian, but my heart belongs to America”, she states. Natalina was married for over 25 years and has two grown sons. Since her divorce, she has… “Gone back to my first loves” – writing and traveling to islands of the world, her favorite places. She owns and manages real estate and is a freelance writer for local newspapers. Natalina teaches, translates and interprets Italian. She also works with the elderly and disabled and is in the process of developing an aid for the benefit of the elderly and disabled. She has attended nursing school in Ivera, a town in the Italian Alps. Natalina has attended Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania. At this time, she is working on her first novel. She lives outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her 82 year old mother, Concettina Russo and her Bishon named Angel. You can reach her at NataleeA@msn.com.