Sandra Vasoli

Sandra Vasoli grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. As a child, she developed an abiding interest in objects and stories from long ago: historic houses, antiques, period clothes, and tales about larger-than-life characters from the past. A passionate reader and enthusiastic writer, she also spent her formative years caring for dogs, riding horses, and wishing for a pet falcon; the love of animals factors large in her writing. She earned degrees in biology and English from Villanova University and then pursued graduate work in organizational development during her long career in human resources. As a human resources officer for several Fortune 500 global companies, she honed her ability to observe and read the behaviors of people, which contributes to her poignant character development. With a deep appreciation for meticulous research, Vasoli was permitted rare access to the Papal Library at the Vatican on several occasions, twice to read and study the original love letters penned in the 16th century by Henry VIII to his second wife, Anne Boleyn. She has also done extensive research in the British Library and the National Archives in England. There, among other literary artifacts, she viewed the beautiful Book of Hours in which Henry and Anne inscribed lovers' messages to each other and documents attributed to a mysterious letter purportedly written by Boleyn while she was imprisoned in the Tower before her execution. The result of that research has been published in "Anne Boleyn's Letter from the Tower - The New Edition". Vasoli's two novels include the multi-timeline "Pursuing A Masterpiece", a story of a young researcher seeking a historic lost portrait of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, and "Truth Endures: Anne Boleyn's Memoirs", to be released in September 2023. Sandra has several projects underway: a non-fiction study of the Henry VIII Love Letters, and a historical mystery set in the world of Newport, Rhode Island's Gilded Age. She is a co-founder of the publishing company GreyLondon Press. Visit Sandra on her website https://sandravasoli.com/