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Eileen Colucci

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A native New Yorker, Eileen Colucci has been living in Rabat with her Moroccan husband for the past forty plus years. She is a former teacher and recently retired after twenty-eight years as a translator with the U.S. Embassy, Rabat. Her articles and short stories have appeared in various publications and ezines including Fodor's Morocco, Parents' Press, The New Dominion and Expat Women.

Colucci holds a BA in French and English from the University at Albany, SUNY, and an MA in Education from Framingham State University.

When not writing, Colucci enjoys practicing yoga, taking long walks and losing herself in a great book. Now that she and her husband have four grandchildren, they spend as much time as possible in Virginia with their two sons ...more

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	The Strings of the Lute 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Giveaway for SHE'S LIKE A RAINBOW has ended. Congratulations to the winners! I look forward to reading your reviews.

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“The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly.”
― Henry David Thoreau

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“Hold fast to dreams,
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That cannot fly.”
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“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

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“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.

And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.”
― Albert Camus

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message 8: by Jeannie

Nov 11, 2008 10:28AM

Hi Eileen and thanks for the add. I love your website. Have a bountiful Thanksgiving!
Smiles,
Jeannie

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message 7: by Kathy

Nov 09, 2008 08:30AM

Hi Eileen. Thanks for the friend request. What an interesting person you are. Living in Morocco, wow! Strings of the Lute sounds like a great story. I have added it to my "to read" list. I look forward to conversing with you.

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message 6: by Eileen

Oct 07, 2008 03:06PM

Hi Bonnie,
Happy to meet you! Lol, the house trade idea is tempting. The farthest "west" I've been in the US is Indiana (and I don't think that counts :)
Take care,
Eileen

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message 5: by Bonniemk

Oct 05, 2008 06:53PM

I just added you to my list of friends when I got your request. Are you currently living in Morocco? Would love to come visit there!! Im from Jackson Hole, Wyoming home of Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone! Want to do a house trade??
Bonnie Wilcox

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message 4: by Gracee

Aug 16, 2008 11:37AM