Anthony Sirianni was born in Italy. He lived in Canada as a teenager. He received a BA and MA from Fairfield University. He taught foreign languages in southwestern Connecticut for 33 years. He has written poetry, several novels and screenplays. A LOSS OF INNOCENCE, a story of love and war, is his first publication. Look for the sequel, THE AFTERMATH: THE ROAD BACK, and his first suspense novel, THE BLAIN CONSPIRACY, soon to be published.