Rockport author discusses historical novel set in New England

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Laura Bonazzoli is the author of “Our Share of Morning,” a historical novel set in a New England mill town in the 1930s and 40s.

Book summary:

“1933. A three-story tenement in a mill town west of Boston. In the third-floor apartment hangs a portrait of unforgettable beauty: Ada, a neighbor’s daughter, who disappeared years before. In the apartment below, two sisters—thoughtful, sensible Violet and gifted but fragile Glory—come of age unaware of how the missing Ada haunts their lives. As disease and poverty threaten their family, they are each other’s refuge. But as they reach adulthood, the fallout from a broken love affair—while unraveling the mystery of Ada—threatens their bond.

“Narrated in turns by each of the sisters, Our Share of Morning reveals how contagion, misogyny, and a series of betrayals force Violet and Glory to face immutable loss. Poignant and poetic, the novel is a meditation on meaning, fate, forgiveness, and the fierce endurance of sisterly love.”

In addition to “Our Share of Morning,” Bonazzoli has written one other book: “Consecration Pond.” She also writes short stories and poems, which have appeared in many literary magazines.

She lives in Rockport, Maine and is a freelance editor, ghostwriter, and teaches creative writing with Maine Media Workshops.’

For more information visit her website: www.laurabonazzoli.com/

Where to purchase:

Wherever books are sold, including:

· Briar Patch, Bangor (at least, they had it last December)

· Bookstacks, Bucksport

· Oliver & Friends, Waterville

· anodyne book shop, Searsport

· Left Bank Books, Belfast

· Owl & Turtle, Camden

· hello hello books, Rockland

· Sherman’s, multiple locations

· And many other bookstores