Biography

Laura Fabiani has been writing as far back as she can remember, making use of poetry and short compositions throughout her youth to express her ideas and feelings. One of her early goals in life was to write a novel. She began several of them, but never brought them to completion… until one day her sister asked, “Laura, when are you going to finish that book you once talked about writing?”

That did it. Fabiani sat down and began to write where she had left off more than eight years ago, when the idea for Daughter of Mine was sparked, while listening to her mother-in-law’s stories of her youth in her native Naples.

Italy has always held a special place for Laura Fabiani because her parents are Italian immigrants. Her father is from the beautiful mountainous region of Pescara in Abruzzo and her mother from the romantic city of Rome. In addition, Fabiani’s maternal grandmother came from a noble family in Gaeta, Naples. Fabiani has traveled several times to Italy and stayed in her ancestral home in Rome with her relatives.

Laura Fabiani has a degree in Special Care Counselling and a diploma in Writing for Children and Teenagers. She has also translated documents from the French language to English for the medical community. When not writing or immersed in study, she divides her time between taking care of her family and sharing in a volunteer worldwide Bible education program. Of all the literature Fabiani has read, the Holy Scriptures have shaped her life the most. She has deep respect for this book that has influenced some of the world’s greatest art, literature, music and has had a significant impact on law. “It teaches us how to live the best life now and in the future,” she believes.

Laura Fabiani is a member of the Quebec Writers' Federation, The International Women's Writing Guild, and ELAN—English Language Arts Network. She is currently working on her second novel. She lives with her husband and two children in Montreal, Quebec.