Rosina Lippi-Green (née Rosina Lippi; born January 14, 1956) is an American writer. She writes under the names Rosina Lippi-Green (linguistics), Rosina Lippi (literary and contemporary fiction), and Sara Donati (historical fiction).
Biography
Lippi-Green was born Rosina Lippi on January 14, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Her father was an Italian emigrant, and she has ancestry of different Europeans countries.
At seventeen she went to Austria on an
American Field Service
AFS Intercultural Programs (or AFS, originally the American Field Service) is an international youth exchange organization. It consists of over 50 independent, not-for-profit organizations, each with its own network of volunteers, professional ...
scholarship. Upon graduating from high school, she went to teacher's college in
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label= Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the ...
, Austria. She attended the University of Illinois at Chicago. She holds a PhD in
linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...
from
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...
and taught linguistics for twelve years.
In her spare time, she is a fiber artist whose work has been published in ''
Quilting Arts'' magazine. An interview with Linda Richards for ''
January Magazine
''January Magazine'' is an internet-based book-related publication. Founded by author Linda L. Richards in 1997, ''January Magazine'' has added various sections and offshoot publications since. The magazine is physically based in Vancouver, B ...
'' was published in March 2000. In 2013 she took an interest in polymer clay arts and began making jewelry.
Bibliography
Rosina Lippi-Green
Her linguistics works include:
*''English with an Accent: Language, Ideology, and Discrimination in the United States'' (1997
http://www.pw.org/mag/news/News990322.htm]
*''Language, Ideology, and Language Change in Early Modern German'' (1994)
*''Recent Developments in Germanic Linguistics'' (1992)
Rosina Lippi
In 1998, she published ''Homestead'' a novel set in an isolated Austrian village, for which she won the 1999
Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award The PEN/Hemingway Award is awarded annually to a full-length novel or book of short stories by an American author who has not previously published a full-length book of fiction. The award is named after Ernest Hemingway and funded by the Hemingwa ...
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and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize
The Women's Prize for Fiction (previously with sponsor names Orange Prize for Fiction (1996–2006 and 2009–12), Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007–08) and Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (2014–2017)) is one of the United Kingdom's m ...
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The Orange Prize (Britain)
2001 shortlist: Homestead by Rosina Lippi reviewed by Dylan Evan
Several reviews for Homestead by Rosina Lippi can also be found in The New York Times Book Review, The Hemingway Review and the Washington Post.
Homestead (review) by Brigitte Frase The New York Times Book Review May 9, 1999
"PEN/Hemingway Award 1999" The Hemingway Review, Vol. 19, 1999: 155
"Shaped by Time, Place and Family: Fictions About Farthest Austria"
Review of Homestead by Carolyn See. The Washington Post May 29, 1998
*''Homestead'' and
She has also written a contemporary novel entitled ''Tied to the Tracks'', a romantic comedy set in a southern college. In Australia, this novel is published under the name Sara Donati which is more well known in that country.
*''Tied to the Tracks'' (2006) ISBN (Aust)- 978 1 86325 486 1 (Paperback) and ISBN (Aust)- 1 86325 486 2 (Paperback)
*''The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square'' (2008) and
Sara Donati
Her historical fiction, published under the name Sara Donati, begins with
Natty Bumppo, Hawkeye from
The Last of the Mohicans
''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826.
It is the second book of the ''Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinder ...
and investigates the life of his immediate family and descendants in the Endless Forests of New York State from 1792.
These books include:
*''Into the Wilderness'' (1998) ISBN (Aust)- 1 86325 179 0 (Paperback)
''Into the Wilderness'' commences in the fictional town of Paradise on the west branch of the Sacandanga River,
New York State
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. stat ...
1792. Nathaniel Bonner, son of Hawkeye meets spinster Elizabeth Middleton, an
Englishwoman
The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language, a West Germanic language, and share a common history and culture. The English identity is of Anglo-Saxon origin, when they were known in ...
determined to start a school. The townsfolk consist of free African-Americans,
slave
Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...
s and Kahnyenkehaka (
Mowhawk) as well as
white Americans
White Americans are Americans who identify as and are perceived to be white people. This group constitutes the majority of the people in the United States. As of the 2020 Census, 61.6%, or 204,277,273 people, were white alone. This represented ...
. It's an adventure and a love story with many twists and turns and a surprising visit from characters from
Diana Gabaldon
Diana J. Gabaldon (; born January 11, 1952) is an American author, known for the ''Outlander'' series of novels. Her books merge multiple genres, featuring elements of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and science fiction/fantas ...
's Outlander (or Cross Stitch in Australia) series. Review can be found in the July 19, 1998, issue of Booklis
*''Dawn on a Distant Shore'' (2000) ISBN (Aust) - 1 86325 269 X (Paperback)
The story of the Bonners continue, this time with the family being taken by force to Scotland due to long lost family connections to the
Earldom, Earl of Carryck and his need for an heir to his Earldom.
*''Lake in the Clouds'' (2002) ISBN (Aust) - 1 86325 278 9 (Paperback)
The story of the Bonners continue many years later in 1802, this time surrounding Nathaniel's daughter Hannah who is also half Kahnyenkehaka (Mohawk), who has been studying medicine with the local doctor Richard Todd. Dr Todd has arranged for her to study at the Kine-Pox Institute in New-York City headed by Dr Valentine Simon. Meanwhile, there is an escaped slave with connections to a Paradise family that needs help and the vindictive Jemima Southern sets out to destroy Hannah Bonner.
*''Fire Along the Sky'' (2004) ISBN (Aust) - 1 86325 279 7 (Paperback)
Once again the story continues after several years, commencing in 1812 at the outbreak of the
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...
. The Bonner family is separated on either side of the American/Canadian border – both the white family and the Kahnyenkehaka (Mohawk) families. Nathaniel and Elizabeth's eldest son leaves to fight with his cousin Blue-Jay only to be injured and captured and taken to
Nut Island
Nut Island is a former island in Boston Harbor, part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island has been connected through a short causeway to the end of Hough's Neck (Quincy, Massachusetts), Houghs Neck, becoming part of th ...
in Canada, a fort held by the invading British. Hannah and her cousin Jennet from Scotland head to Nut Island to help their male family members, resulting in dire consequences.
*''Queen of Swords'' (2006) ISBN (Aust) - 978 1 86325 281 1 (Paperback) and ISBN (Aust) - 1 86325 281 9 (Paperback)
An immediate continuation of the story has Hannah Bonner and her half brother Luke Bonner searching for Jennet who has been abducted from Nut Island. Their search is successful, but then discover that her child (and Luke's) has been taken by a ruthless man (Honore Poiterin) to
, which is soon under attack by British Forces. The family has many obstactles to overcome and then have to live through the
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815 between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the French ...
led by
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before being elected to the presidency, he gained fame as ...
to save the city from the British. An insightful look at the battle from civilian's point of view, white, black,
red
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and
Creole.
*''The Endless Forest'' (2010)
Book Six concludes the story of the Bonner family. It is set in the town of Paradise in 1824, where the reappearance of Jemima Southern is perceived as a threat to her daughter Martha Kirby and stepdaughter Callie Wilde.
*''The Gilded Hour'' (2015)
Descendants of the Bonners in New York City in the 1880s, including doctors Anna and Sophie Savard who are distant cousins. Issues that were prominent in this time such as the influx of orphans into the City and the effect of the Comstock Act on women's health feature prominently.
The Gilded Hour (review) by Melinda Bargreen
Special to The Seattle Times August 28, 2015
References
External links
Rosina Lippi's Home PageRosina Lippi's Weblog''Into the Wilderness'' wikiSara LaughsInterview with Rosina Lippi at Writer Unboxed
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1956 births
Living people
20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
American expatriates in Austria
Linguists from the United States
Women linguists
American historical novelists
American romantic fiction writers
American women novelists
Princeton University alumni
Writers from Chicago
Women romantic fiction writers
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers
Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award winners
Women historical novelists
Novelists from Illinois
Pseudonymous women writers
20th-century pseudonymous writers
21st-century pseudonymous writers