Under the Surface

About the Book

A small walled village on a mountain top in Italy gives a surface picture of pastoral, peaceful, bucolic monotony; yet underneath that surface lies a world of emotions and a sea of changes. Quickly one discovers what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called the “interrelated structure of reality.” From kidnappings to murder; from teenage angst to mature passion; from prejudice to understanding; from greed to benevolence; from festivals to funerals--this small village reveals that what affects one, affects all. Come stroll through the lives of the complex inhabitants of this village in Italy,

About the Author

Nell Jones received her B.A. in Texas, her M.A. in New Mexico, and the rest of her education from traveling the world. Writer and teacher (kindergarten through university) for fifty years, she calls New Mexico home. Her teaching is now focused on student teacher education at Eastern New Mexico University. Along with Penny Stewart, she co-founded the High Plains Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project. She enjoys writing, reading, teaching, playing the organ, traveling nationally and internationally--all a celebration of the rich possibilities of life. Penny Stewart received her PhD from the University of Southern Mississippi in Linguistics. Prior to that she taught four years in Brazil. Then she taught higher education in Mississippi for fifteen years and in New Mexico for twenty-two years. She, with Nell Jones, co-founded the High Plains Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project. After retiring from teaching, she relocated to Texas and then to South Carolina where she hardly remembers the meaning of schedules. She certainly enjoys her time with friends and family.