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Eugenia Panisporchi, a thirty-three-year-old Chaucer professor who remembers all her past lives, is desperate to change her future. Born this time around into an Italian-American family so traditional that neither she nor any of her adult siblings have escaped their mother s tiny South Philly row home, Eugenia lives a simple life no love connection, no controversy, no complications. Her hope is that the Blessed Virgin Mary (who oversees her soul's progress) will grant her heart's desire, the option to choose the circumstances of her next life. But when a student reveals he shares her ability, Eugenia suddenly finds herself setting up a Facebook page and sponsoring a support group for others like her, an oddball odyssey, during which she discovers she must confront her current shortcomings before she can break the cycle and finally live the life of her dreams.
About the Author
Raised by traditional people in a modern world, Mindy Tarquini is a second-generation Italian American who grew up believing dreams are prophecy, the devil steals lost objects, and an awkward glance can invite the evil eye.
She's served as assistant editor with the Lascaux Review, also Spinetingler Magazine, and is a member of the Perley Station Writers' Colony. Her work has won recognition from the Philadelphia City Paper, the Maui Writer's Conference, and the Oklahoma Writer's Federation.
A native Philadelphian, Ms. Tarquini packed up her pizza stone and westward-ho'd. She now resides in Phoenix, where she divides her time between writing and wrestling with her pasta maker.
She does not have hindsight
