Camilla Trinchieri Author: November 2008

Nov 17, 2008

Camilla Trinchieri Teaching Workshop in Florence, Italy

As we wrote in an earlier post, November has come, and with it, author Camilla Trinchieri has hopped a trans-Atlantic flight to Rome, and taken the train to Florence where she was met by her dear friend and colleague, Dr. Bianchi of the Institute at Palazzo Rucellai.

Camilla will be teaching a couple of workshops on writing and translation at the Institute in downtown Florence.

Nov 11, 2008

Curled Up.Com Praises The Price of Silence

Elizabeth Schulenberg reviewed Camilla Trinchieri's The Price of Silence psychological thriller on Curled Up.com.

To begin her review, Schulenberg quotes from The Price of Silence:

“Our lives are like anyone else’s, I have to believe. A simple gathering of facts, of sad little coincidences, with no discernable pattern. Random twists of direction are all anyone can expect, twists that can turn into tragedy and overwhelm you, against which we have tried to defend ourselves by burying them in the basement of our souls, by building a wall of silence to lean on.”

In the middle of the review, Schulenberg talks about how The Price of Silence is written:

"In her first novel written under her own name (previous novels had been published as Camilla Crespi), Trinchieri gives readers a fascinating legal thriller as well as a heartbreaking family novel. She alternates nearly news-report-like descriptions of the trial with sections of the memories, thoughts, and feelings of her main characters. By revealing the events of the story little by little, she increases the suspense, keeping the reader glued to the page, unable to put the book down."

The review ends with this endorsement:

"The Price of Silence is an excellent novel, full of excitement and emotion. Fans of the legal thriller, as well as those who love family drama, will enjoy this great read. I highly recommend it, and look forward to reading more by this author in the future."

Elizabeth summarizes the story in her own words. Read the full review.

Finding Alice to be Published in Italian as Cercando Alice, January 2010

Welcome! Ciao! Benvenuti! Ola! Marhaba! Huan Ying!

Thank you for stopping by at this rest stop on the internet highway. So much to look at, so much to find.

Camilla Trinchieri is an exciting and interesting author with 8 books to her name and essays and stories in several anthologies. She's published a fun mystery series The Trouble With , and now she's got a psychological thriller that's got a real grip.

Camilla is a great story teller, with tremendous heart and insight. Her multinational, multicultural upbringing gives a ready richness to her writing. She's got a keen eye also, honed in part through years in the film industry.

So if you have time, stop and take a look at her work, especially this latest book, The Price of Silence, which is a real page turner. It's like going for a roller coaster ride with some real gems along the way.

About the Author

Camilla Trinchieri was born in Prague to an Italian diplomat father and an American mother. She has lived extensive periods in Italy and the United States. Her career spans years in the movie industry as a dubbing producer\director, working with some of the world reknowed directors: Federico Fellini; Luchino Visconti and Lina Wertmüller. In 1990 Camilla received her MFA in creative writing at Columbia University.

As Camilla Crespi, she has published seven mystery novels (the last four by Harper Collins) and has had three of them published in Germany by Knaur. The Trouble with Going Home was optioned by Dolphin Entertainment for a possible TV movie. Crespi has also written several short stories in the mystery genre.

As Camilla Trinchieri, the short story "Kitchen Communion" appeared in the anthology The Milk of Almonds edited by Edvige Giunta and Louise DeSalvo and published by the Feminist Press in 2002. A personal essay, "A String of Beads," is included in the anthology Unrooted Childhoods, edited by Faith Eidse and published by the Intercultural Press in January 2004.

Camilla has finished another novel, a food-filled mystery tentatively titled Gnocchi in Her Lap.

Visit the author's Website at www.CamillaTrinchieri.com.