Out of the Storm: Out of the Storm (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781536992434)

Her life Giovanna Fera was born in Sanremo (Italy), a small tourist town near the Southern French border. She lived there till the age of seven and then moved to Australia with her family. At the age of seventeen Giovanna went back to Sanremo for a holiday; while on holiday she visited Rome and fell in love with the eternal romantic and magical city. After living in Rome for twenty years she returned to Brisbane. She now lives in Brisbane together with her husband Alex Marshall and her two children Valentino and Raphael. Author Fifteen years ago Giovanna wrote her first autobiographical novel together with other short stories. In 2016 she published her first novel 'Out of the Storm.' Her second novel 'The Italian Doctor' was published in 2017. She is currently working on her third novel. Artist Giovanna is a Brisbane city contemporary painter. Her artistic process began as a child. Now her primary source of inspiration for her richly diverse subject matter comes from her surroundings; the beautiful Stradbroke Island where she spends a lot of time, her past memories of Europe and her current experiences. Her spiritual awareness has brought her closer to her surroundings and her work now reflects the natural beauty of the inner self and the nature around her. Her paintings have a high sense of colour, shape and composition. Giovanna has completed courses at Brisbane Institute of Art, however, she says she is a self taught artist and has developed her own style due to that. Her Filosophy Giovanna recognises the value of Art as a means of healing. Giovanna gives her full support in creating more awareness to domestic violence and violence towards youth.