Marina Fiorato

Marina Fiorato is an Italian-English designer, actress, film producer and author.

Early life

Fiorato was born in Manchester,[1] with a Venetian father, but was raised in Langcliffe, North Yorkshire.

She studied history at Durham University, before specialising in the study of Shakespeare for a Master's at the University of Warwick.[2] On completing her degrees, she studied art and worked for a period as an illustrator and film reviewer.

Career
Film and artwork

Fiorato co-produced and starred in the award-winning short film Devilwood (2006), and also appeared in The Wrong Blonde, An Ideal Husband (both 1999),[2] Maybe Baby (2000) and Tuesday (2008).[3] She also designed tour visuals for bands such as U2 and the Rolling Stones and for films including Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.[2]

Publications

Fiorato's first novel, The Glassblower of Murano (2008), was written in bookshop coffee-shops so that she could research the Venetian setting. It was rejected by numerous publishers before being accepted by Beautiful Books Ltd. and becoming an international success.[4] Two years later, Fiorato's The Botticelli Secret (2010) earned a large advance.[5] Her other works also have an Italian theme or setting.

Family life

Fiorato is married to filmmaker Sacha Bennett[1] and they have two children.

Bibliography
  • The Glassblower of Murano (Beautiful Books) (2008) ISBN 978-1-905636-24-2
  • The Madonna of the Almonds (Beautiful Books) (2009)ISBN 978-1-905636-43-3
  • The Botticelli Secret (Beautiful Books) (2010) ISBN 978-1-905636-80-8
  • Daughter of Siena (John Murray) (2011) ISBN 978-1-84854-561-8 (US edition The Daughter of Siena, St. Martin's Griffin, ISBN 978-0-312-60958-0)
  • The Venetian Contract (John Murray) (2012) ISBN 978-1-84854-561-8 (US edition The Venetian Bargain, St. Martin's Griffin, ISBN 978-1-250-04295-8)
  • Beatrice and Benedick (St. Martin's Griffin) (2015) ISBN 9781250077134
  • Crimson and Bone' ' (2017)

References
  1. Monica Bottino, "La scrittrice inglese che ama il Rinascimento genovese", il Giornale, 25 November 2011 (in Italian)
  2. "Dales Folk: Best-selling writer Marina happy to be back in town", Craven Herald & Pioneer, 10 January 2009.
  3. Marina Fiorato at the IMDb
  4. Javier Espinoza, "Faces in the News: Art Imitating J.K. Rowling: Marina Fiorato was inspired by the Harry Potter author to write her novel in cafes, and it's now a best seller", Forbes.com, 9 December 2008.
  5. "Marina Fiorato: novelist who wrote in cafés earns £250,000 advance", The Telegraph, 16 May 2010.
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