BOOKS BY NICHOLAS MANCINI

Rainbows in the Fountain
is the story of the author’s childhood in Italy during the 1940s and 50s. It begins with the German occupation of his village in W.W.II.

His grandmother scuffles with the soldiers who have seized her home, while her son—the author’s father—a fugitive from the Italian army, hides in the attic in fear of discovery.
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A Hairdresser's Revenge
This novel, set in 1963, recounts the story of Blair Fusco, an aspiring eighteen-year-old who wishes to become a successful hairstylist, and prove wrong those who regard him as queer, particularly his father. 

Perceived to be homosexual, and ridiculed for his effeminate characteristics, Blair struggles to find his personal and professional identity. A first foiled romance with a lesbian and several equivocal relationships with mature women, together with his initiation into a group of local mobsters, transform Fusco into a shrewd operator.
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Organic Gardening Simplified
will be published Spring of 2010.  You've seen excerpts from this book online.  Information from this book is being offered at classes in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Local appearances will also be detailed on this page.   

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