What people are saying about Dear Dante:

“This is a thoroughly enjoyable story of two men, each struggling to emerge from his individual darkness.  One is at home in Tuscany, the other is in the midst of a pilrimage, with quite a tale to tell.  A stop on the pilgrim’s extended journey brings him to the home of his old college professor who listens to a remarkable story.  This is a profound experience for both men in very diffeent ways . . . They are deeply reformed by the telling and listening, and go forth to their own circumstances with a renewed outlook and clarity. . . Maulucci's compelling writing style covers a broad range of emotions and relationships . . . He refines the style presented before in The Discovery of Luminous Being  and Adriana's Eyes. Characters deal with their families and associates in ways that are both realistic and fantastic. Among associations in Dear Dante is a tender description of one couple's lovemaking ritual and a later gut-wrenching scene of the same woman's reaction to learning her lover's secret. This reader's adrenaline was racing . . . Maulucci makes references to classic works in addition to Dante that may lead the reader to review the stories.  This reader enjoyed them and how the inclusions enhanced this story.  The cover art of Francesca and Paolo is most fitting.”
— James Avery, omnivorous reader,  review posted on Amazon.com (5 stars)

“In Dear Dante, his best work to date, Maulucci creates a worthy read . . . Great idea [that] makes for a good story.”
— Fred Gardaphe, author of Italian Signs, American Streets writing in Fra Noi,

reawaken his creative energies and help bring about his spiritual renewal.