Robert Damien

Robert Damien Santagata is a writer and former Marine who resides in suburban Chicago. He has published a food & travel narrative set in Italy and, to a lesser degree, France. The Paradise of Exiles is available as a paperback and eBook at all major online retailers. He has written twelve books of various genres, including: Recipes from the Heart (a compilation of family recipes his mother penned out long-hand as her health declined) and A Girl from Mola (a tribute to his deceased mother). He is nearly finished with Tales Under Rising Sun, the sequel to The Gods of Vainglory. He has also authored a number of children's picture books as well as a chapter book. He has many literary irons in the fire.