Maryka Biaggio is an award-winning novelist specializing in historical fiction based on real people. She loves unearthing the stories of people overlooked by history and bringing them back to life— portraying their challenges and foibles and rekindling their emotional world. She prides herself on carefully researching the period and people and providing readers with an immersive experience. She’ s an avid opera fan and enjoys gardening, art films, and, of course, great fiction.