Nancy Barone

Nancy grew up in Canada, but at the age of 12 her family moved to Italy. Catapulted into a world where her only contact with the English language was her old Judy Blume books, Nancy became an avid reader and a die-hard romantic. Nancy stayed in Italy and, despite being surrounded by handsome Italian men, she married an even more handsome Brit. They now live in Sicily where she teaches English. Like Erica, the heroine of The Husband Diet, Nancy is of Italian descent, but she swears that is where the similarities stop. And she's absolutely never fantasized about murdering her husband. Nancy has had a number of romance novels published, but The Husband Diet is her first Women's Fiction book. She is a keen supporter of the Women's Fiction Festival at Matera where she meets up once a year with writing friends from all over the globe.