Maria Petringa:
CLASS OF 1976
Girls' Latin SchoolClass of 1976
Boston, MA
Maria's Story
Life
Hi GLS friends!
It's a quiet time for my husband Steve and me right now. We are living in Galveston, Texas, where I'm being treated for a serious illness. Hopefully I will recover by the end of 2009.
Our 25-or-so years in the Foreign Service (in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East) were great, but we felt we needed a more relaxing lifestyle.
Unfortunately things haven't been very relaxing. Besides my health problems, Hurricane Ike had flooded our Galveston home a few months after we moved in. Getting the place repaired and renovated is a long and expensive proposition. Fortunately Steve retired in 2008 a...Expand for more
nd is available all the time.
My first book, BRAZZA, A LIFE FOR AFRICA is really beginning to sell well, and is a National Sons of Italy Book Club Selection. Mary Morgan Thibeault loved it! I'm currently writing my second book, a historical novel about a real medieval warrior queen.
You can get BRAZZA online, or I can send you an autographed copy. My inventory is running low, so let me know if you'd like one. Just mail a check for $25 to
Maria Petringa
P O Box 16867
Galveston, TX 77552
and I'll send it out. Be sure to remind me of your postal address.
Look for me on Facebook! Keep in touch,
Maria
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