Maria Zarrone, born in Italy in 1959 and came in Canada
at the age of sixteen. The oldest of seven kids, she was
the one that was there for everyone, and always had to
push behind her dreams. One of them was to continue her
education and to follow the path in journalism, and been
a professional writer. But that never happened. At the
age of sixteen Maria got married and had to close her
dreams in a drawer, and five days later immigrated to
Canada. Canada meant a whole new world for her, new
language, new country, and new lifestyle all together.
The language was the most difficult part, and as she
ended up in a shoe factory, it was tough to understand
what everyone was saying. Although working in a shoe
factory wasn't in the plans for her future. Later Maria
entered in retail as a saleslady and remained until back
in 1995 she realized that the grade 12 diploma was
necessary in order to apply for positions of a higher
level. Maria took the step one more time to enter the
education system, ending up in an Adult Centre and
trying to complete what ever was necessary to get the
diploma. Once more she managed to accomplish part of her
dream hided in a drawer many years ago. Along with a
husband, three children and a house to look after, she
discovered the beauty of escaping into the world of
romance and started to write. After all life is full of
challenges and they never end.
