Marina Fiorato is an Italian English designer, actress, film producer and author.
Early life Fiorato was born in Manchester,Monica Bottino, "La scrittrice inglese che ama il Rinascimento genovese", il Giornale, 25 November 2011 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."Dales Folk: Best-selling writer Marina happy to be back in town", Craven Herald & Pioneer, 10 January 2009. 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), Maybe Baby (2000) and Tuesday (2008).Marina Fiorato at the IMDb She also designed tour visuals for bands such as U2 and The Rolling Stones and for films including Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
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.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. Two years later, Fiorato's The Botticelli Secret (2010) earned a large advance."Marina Fiorato: novelist who wrote in cafés earns £250,000 advance", The Telegraph, 16 May 2010. Her other works also have an Italian theme or setting.
Family life Fiorato is married to filmmaker Sacha Bennett and they have two children.
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As Marina Fiorato
Notable US editions
As M. A. Bennett S.T.A.G.S. S.T.A.G.S. (2017) DOGS (2019) FOXES (2020) Other The Island (2018)
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