Author Talk: Sue DeMarinis
Wednesday, April 16th · 3:49 PM CT
537 S Peters St, New Orleans, LA 70130Author S. K. DeMarinis retired after 30 years as a
chiropractor and took up writing novels to broaden her
passion for storytelling. “The Feathers of Fortunato”, her
third novel, weaves actual historic events with the true
stories from her 91-yr-old father of his upbringing in a very
loud and creative immigrant Italian family in NYC from 1904-
1969. She now lives in Oregon, but retains the accent of her New York roots.
Meet the Roaring Twenties NY elite in this novel to get an authentic look at the Italian connections that flowed through immigration era and beyond. Follow the survival and success of this Italian family through Ellis Island, women’s suffrage, flappers, WW2 politics, and progress in hat fashions and aviation technology.