PageSourceSearch

https://www.alanawhite.com/bio.htm

html alanawhite.com collected 2026-09-27 00:52:32 UTC 35,729 bytes, 586 lines download raw bytes

1<!DOCTYPE html>
2<html lang='en-US'>
3<head>
4<meta content='text/html; charset=UTF-8' http-equiv='Content-Type'>
5<meta content='IE=edge' http-equiv='X-UA-Compatible'>
6<meta content='width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0' name='viewport'>
7<meta content='Assassin&#39;s Creed, The Pazzi Conspiracy, Caterina Sforza, 1478, Italy, historical fiction set in Italy,  Alana White, The Sign of the Weeping Virgin, Renaissance Italy, Florence, Lorenzo de&#39; Medici, Girolamo Riario, Francesco de&#39; Pazzi, Antonio Maffei, Amerigo Vespucci, Sandro Botticelli,  Leonardo da Vinci, Giuliano de&#39; Medici Italy, Italy Travel, Travel Florence, Smoky Mountains, Coming-of-Age, Gone With the Wind' name='keywords'>
8<meta content='The website maintained by Alana White, author of &quot;The Hearts of All on Fire&quot;.' name='description'>
9<meta content='' name='google-site-verification'>
10<meta name='date'>
11
12<title>Alana White - </title>
13<link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Slab:400,300,700|Open+Sans:400,300,600,700,400italic,600italic' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
14<link href='https://use.typekit.net/vax7jgl.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
15<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="/theme/sitebuilder.css" />
16<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="/theme/theme.css" />
17<script>
18  var _gaq = _gaq || [];
19  _gaq.push(['b._setAccount', "UA-26205733-1"]);
20  _gaq.push(['b._setDomainName', "auto"]);
21  _gaq.push(['b._setAllowLinker', true]);
22  _gaq.push(['b._trackPageview']);
23  (function() {
24    var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
25    ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
26    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
27  })();
28</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 28
28
29<script>
vendor: 347 bytes, lines 29-35
29
30  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
31  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
32  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
33  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');
34  
35  ga('create', '
35UA-9299342-1
vendor: 14 bytes, lines 35-36
35', 'auto');
36  
36ga('create', 'UA-9299342-1', 'auto', 'PublishedSiteBuilderSites');
37  ga('send', 'pageview');
38  ga('PublishedSiteBuilderSites.send', 'pageview');
39</script>
39
40
41</head>
42<body class='sbx publish_mode sb_layout_three_column sb_theme_paper_legacy sb_palette_paper_legacy_wrinkled'>
43<svg style="position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; overflow: hidden;" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
44<defs>
45<symbol viewBox="0 0 638 1030" aria-labelledby="bdsi-ant-caret-left-title" id="si-ant-caret-left">
46<title id="bdsi-ant-caret-left-title">icon caret-left</title>
47<path d="M570 13L12 489Q0 500 0 515t12 26l558 476q19 16 43.5 7t24.5-33V39q0-24-24.5-33T570 13z"/>
48</symbol>
49<symbol viewBox="0 0 638 1030" aria-labelledby="besi-ant-caret-right-title" id="si-ant-caret-right">
50<title id="besi-ant-caret-right-title">icon caret-right</title>
51<path d="M68 13l558 476q12 11 12 26t-12 26L68 1017q-19 16-43.5 7T0 991V39Q0 15 24.5 6T68 13z"/>
52</symbol>
53<symbol id="icon-instagram" viewBox="0 0 24 28">
54<title>instagram</title>
55<path d="M16 14c0-2.203-1.797-4-4-4s-4 1.797-4 4 1.797 4 4 4 4-1.797 4-4zM18.156 14c0 3.406-2.75 6.156-6.156 6.156s-6.156-2.75-6.156-6.156 2.75-6.156 6.156-6.156 6.156 2.75 6.156 6.156zM19.844 7.594c0 0.797-0.641 1.437-1.437 1.437s-1.437-0.641-1.437-1.437 0.641-1.437 1.437-1.437 1.437 0.641 1.437 1.437zM12 4.156c-1.75 0-5.5-0.141-7.078 0.484-0.547 0.219-0.953 0.484-1.375 0.906s-0.688 0.828-0.906 1.375c-0.625 1.578-0.484 5.328-0.484 7.078s-0.141 5.5 0.484 7.078c0.219 0.547 0.484 0.953 0.906 1.375s0.828 0.688 1.375 0.906c1.578 0.625 5.328 0.484 7.078 0.484s5.5 0.141 7.078-0.484c0.547-0.219 0.953-0.484 1.375-0.906s0.688-0.828 0.906-1.375c0.625-1.578 0.484-5.328 0.484-7.078s0.141-5.5-0.484-7.078c-0.219-0.547-0.484-0.953-0.906-1.375s-0.828-0.688-1.375-0.906c-1.578-0.625-5.328-0.484-7.078-0.484zM24 14c0 1.656 0.016 3.297-0.078 4.953-0.094 1.922-0.531 3.625-1.937 5.031s-3.109 1.844-5.031 1.937c-1.656 0.094-3.297 0.078-4.953 0.078s-3.297 0.016-4.953-0.078c-1.922-0.094-3.625-0.531-5.031-1.937s-1.844-3.109-1.937-5.031c-0.094-1.656-0.078-3.297-0.078-4.953s-0.016-3.297 0.078-4.953c0.094-1.922 0.531-3.625 1.937-5.031s3.109-1.844 5.031-1.937c1.656-0.094 3.297-0.078 4.953-0.078s3.297-0.016 4.953 0.078c1.922 0.094 3.625 0.531 5.031 1.937s1.844 3.109 1.937 5.031c0.094 1.656 0.078 3.297 0.078 4.953z"></path>
56</symbol>
57<symbol id="icon-pinterest" viewBox="0 0 20 28">
58<title>pinterest</title>
59<path d="M0 9.328c0-5.766 5.281-9.328 10.625-9.328 4.906 0 9.375 3.375 9.375 8.547 0 4.859-2.484 10.25-8.016 10.25-1.313 0-2.969-0.656-3.609-1.875-1.188 4.703-1.094 5.406-3.719 9l-0.219 0.078-0.141-0.156c-0.094-0.984-0.234-1.953-0.234-2.938 0-3.187 1.469-7.797 2.188-10.891-0.391-0.797-0.5-1.766-0.5-2.641 0-1.578 1.094-3.578 2.875-3.578 1.313 0 2.016 1 2.016 2.234 0 2.031-1.375 3.938-1.375 5.906 0 1.344 1.109 2.281 2.406 2.281 3.594 0 4.703-5.187 4.703-7.953 0-3.703-2.625-5.719-6.172-5.719-4.125 0-7.313 2.969-7.313 7.156 0 2.016 1.234 3.047 1.234 3.531 0 0.406-0.297 1.844-0.812 1.844-0.078 0-0.187-0.031-0.266-0.047-2.234-0.672-3.047-3.656-3.047-5.703z"></path>
60</symbol>
61<symbol id="icon-linkedin" viewBox="0 0 24 28">
62<title>linkedin</title>
63<path d="M5.453 9.766v15.484h-5.156v-15.484h5.156zM5.781 4.984c0.016 1.484-1.109 2.672-2.906 2.672v0h-0.031c-1.734 0-2.844-1.188-2.844-2.672 0-1.516 1.156-2.672 2.906-2.672 1.766 0 2.859 1.156 2.875 2.672zM24 16.375v8.875h-5.141v-8.281c0-2.078-0.75-3.5-2.609-3.5-1.422 0-2.266 0.953-2.641 1.875-0.125 0.344-0.172 0.797-0.172 1.266v8.641h-5.141c0.063-14.031 0-15.484 0-15.484h5.141v2.25h-0.031c0.672-1.062 1.891-2.609 4.672-2.609 3.391 0 5.922 2.219 5.922 6.969z"></path>
64</symbol>
65<symbol id="icon-facebook" viewBox="0 0 16 28">
66<title>facebook</title>
67<path d="M14.984 0.187v4.125h-2.453c-1.922 0-2.281 0.922-2.281 2.25v2.953h4.578l-0.609 4.625h-3.969v11.859h-4.781v-11.859h-3.984v-4.625h3.984v-3.406c0-3.953 2.422-6.109 5.953-6.109 1.687 0 3.141 0.125 3.563 0.187z"></path>
68</symbol>
69<symbol id="icon-x" viewBox="0 0 512 512">
70<title>x</title>
71<path d="M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z"></path>
72</symbol>
73<symbol id="icon-goodreads" viewBox="0 0 11 20">
74<title>goodreads</title>
75<path d="M9.5 7c-0.276 0-0.5 0.224-0.5 0.5v0.732c-0.072-0.079-0.147-0.155-0.226-0.227-0.744-0.676-1.815-1.005-3.274-1.005s-2.53 0.329-3.274 1.005c-0.825 0.75-1.226 1.893-1.226 3.495s0.401 2.745 1.226 3.495c0.744 0.676 1.815 1.005 3.274 1.005s2.53-0.329 3.274-1.005c0.079-0.072 0.155-0.148 0.226-0.227v0.732c0 1.413-0.225 2.268-0.729 2.771s-1.359 0.729-2.771 0.729c-1.316 0-2.166-0.203-2.675-0.639-0.21-0.18-0.525-0.155-0.705 0.054s-0.155 0.525 0.054 0.705c0.71 0.608 1.735 0.88 3.325 0.88 3.28 0 4.5-1.22 4.5-4.5v-8c0-0.276-0.224-0.5-0.5-0.5zM8.101 14.255c-0.551 0.501-1.402 0.745-2.601 0.745s-2.050-0.244-2.601-0.745c-0.605-0.55-0.899-1.451-0.899-2.755s0.294-2.205 0.899-2.755c0.551-0.501 1.402-0.745 2.601-0.745s2.050 0.244 2.601 0.745c0.605 0.55 0.899 1.451 0.899 2.755s-0.294 2.205-0.899 2.755z"></path>
76</symbol>
77<symbol id="icon-bluesky" viewBox="0 0 512 512">
78<title>bluesky</title>
79<path d="M111.8 62.2C170.2 105.9 233 194.7 256 242.4c23-47.6 85.8-136.4 144.2-180.2c42.1-31.6 110.3-56 110.3 21.8c0 15.5-8.9 130.5-14.1 149.2C478.2 298 412 314.6 353.1 304.5c102.9 17.5 129.1 75.5 72.5 133.5c-107.4 110.2-154.3-27.6-166.3-62.9l0 0c-1.7-4.9-2.6-7.8-3.3-7.8s-1.6 3-3.3 7.8l0 0c-12 35.3-59 173.1-166.3 62.9c-56.5-58-30.4-116 72.5-133.5C100 314.6 33.8 298 15.7 233.1C10.4 214.4 1.5 99.4 1.5 83.9c0-77.8 68.2-53.4 110.3-21.8z"></path>
80</symbol>
81<symbol id="icon-threads" viewBox="0 0 512 512">
82<title>threads</title>
83<path d="M331.5 235.7c2.2 .9 4.2 1.9 6.3 2.8c29.2 14.1 50.6 35.2 61.8 61.4c15.7 36.5 17.2 95.8-30.3 143.2c-36.2 36.2-80.3 52.5-142.6 53h-.3c-70.2-.5-124.1-24.1-160.4-70.2c-32.3-41-48.9-98.1-49.5-169.6V256v-.2C17 184.3 33.6 127.2 65.9 86.2C102.2 40.1 156.2 16.5 226.4 16h.3c70.3 .5 124.9 24 162.3 69.9c18.4 22.7 32 50 40.6 81.7l-40.4 10.8c-7.1-25.8-17.8-47.8-32.2-65.4c-29.2-35.8-73-54.2-130.5-54.6c-57 .5-100.1 18.8-128.2 54.4C72.1 146.1 58.5 194.3 58 256c.5 61.7 14.1 109.9 40.3 143.3c28 35.6 71.2 53.9 128.2 54.4c51.4-.4 85.4-12.6 113.7-40.9c32.3-32.2 31.7-71.8 21.4-95.9c-6.1-14.2-17.1-26-31.9-34.9c-3.7 26.9-11.8 48.3-24.7 64.8c-17.1 21.8-41.4 33.6-72.7 35.3c-23.6 1.3-46.3-4.4-63.9-16c-20.8-13.8-33-34.8-34.3-59.3c-2.5-48.3 35.7-83 95.2-86.4c21.1-1.2 40.9-.3 59.2 2.8c-2.4-14.8-7.3-26.6-14.6-35.2c-10-11.7-25.6-17.7-46.2-17.8H227c-16.6 0-39 4.6-53.3 26.3l-34.4-23.6c19.2-29.1 50.3-45.1 87.8-45.1h.8c62.6 .4 99.9 39.5 103.7 107.7l-.2 .2zm-156 68.8c1.3 25.1 28.4 36.8 54.6 35.3c25.6-1.4 54.6-11.4 59.5-73.2c-13.2-2.9-27.8-4.4-43.4-4.4c-4.8 0-9.6 .1-14.4 .4c-42.9 2.4-57.2 23.2-56.2 41.8l-.1 .1z"></path>
84</symbol>
85<symbol id="icon-tiktok" viewBox="0 0 512 512">
86<title>tiktok</title>
87<path d="M448 209.9a210.1 210.1 0 0 1 -122.8-39.3V349.4A162.6 162.6 0 1 1 185 188.3V278.2a74.6 74.6 0 1 0 52.2 71.2V0l88 0a121.2 121.2 0 0 0 1.9 22.2h0A122.2 122.2 0 0 0 381 102.4a121.4 121.4 0 0 0 67 20.1z"></path>
88</symbol>
89<symbol id="icon-question-circle" viewBox="0 0 512 512">
90<title>question-circle</title>
91<path d="M256 8C119.043 8 8 119.083 8 256c0 136.997 111.043 248 248 248s248-111.003 248-248C504 119.083 392.957 8 256 8zm0 448c-110.532 0-200-89.431-200-200 0-110.495 89.472-200 200-200 110.491 0 200 89.471 200 200 0 110.53-89.431 200-200 200zm107.244-255.2c0 67.052-72.421 68.084-72.421 92.863V300c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12h-45.647c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-8.659c0-35.745 27.1-50.034 47.579-61.516 17.561-9.845 28.324-16.541 28.324-29.579 0-17.246-21.999-28.693-39.784-28.693-23.189 0-33.894 10.977-48.942 29.969-4.057 5.12-11.46 6.071-16.666 2.124l-27.824-21.098c-5.107-3.872-6.251-11.066-2.644-16.363C184.846 131.491 214.94 112 261.794 112c49.071 0 101.45 38.304 101.45 88.8zM298 368c0 23.159-18.841 42-42 42s-42-18.841-42-42 18.841-42 42-42 42 18.841 42 42z"></path>
92</symbol>
93<symbol id="icon-circle-facebook" viewBox="0 0 67 67">
94<title>facebook circle</title>
95<path d="M29.765,50.32h6.744V33.998h4.499l0.596-5.624h-5.095  l0.007-2.816c0-1.466,0.14-2.253,2.244-2.253h2.812V17.68h-4.5c-5.405,0-7.307,2.729-7.307,7.317v3.377h-3.369v5.625h3.369V50.32z   M34,64C17.432,64,4,50.568,4,34C4,17.431,17.432,4,34,4s30,13.431,30,30C64,50.568,50.568,64,34,64z"></path>
96</symbol>
97<symbol id="icon-circle-twitter" viewBox="0 0 67 67">
98<title>twitter circle</title>
99<path d="M38.167,22.283c-2.619,0.953-4.274,3.411-4.086,6.101  l0.063,1.038l-1.048-0.127c-3.813-0.487-7.145-2.139-9.974-4.915l-1.383-1.377l-0.356,1.017c-0.754,2.267-0.272,4.661,1.299,6.271  c0.838,0.89,0.649,1.017-0.796,0.487c-0.503-0.169-0.943-0.296-0.985-0.233c-0.146,0.149,0.356,2.076,0.754,2.839  c0.545,1.06,1.655,2.097,2.871,2.712l1.027,0.487l-1.215,0.021c-1.173,0-1.215,0.021-1.089,0.467  c0.419,1.377,2.074,2.839,3.918,3.475l1.299,0.444l-1.131,0.678c-1.676,0.976-3.646,1.526-5.616,1.567  C20.775,43.256,20,43.341,20,43.405c0,0.211,2.557,1.397,4.044,1.864c4.463,1.377,9.765,0.783,13.746-1.568  c2.829-1.674,5.657-5,6.978-8.221c0.713-1.715,1.425-4.851,1.425-6.354c0-0.975,0.063-1.102,1.236-2.267  c0.692-0.678,1.341-1.419,1.467-1.631c0.21-0.403,0.188-0.403-0.88-0.043c-1.781,0.636-2.033,0.551-1.152-0.402  c0.649-0.678,1.425-1.907,1.425-2.267c0-0.063-0.314,0.042-0.671,0.233c-0.377,0.212-1.215,0.53-1.844,0.72l-1.131,0.361l-1.
99027-0.7  c-0.566-0.381-1.361-0.805-1.781-0.932C40.766,21.902,39.131,21.944,38.167,22.283z M34,64C17.432,64,4,50.568,4,34  C4,17.431,17.432,4,34,4s30,13.431,30,30C64,50.568,50.568,64,34,64z"></path>
100</symbol>
101<symbol id="icon-circle-linkedin" viewBox="0 0 67 67">
102<title>linkedin circle</title>
103<path d="M50.837,48.137V36.425c0-6.275-3.35-9.195-7.816-9.195  c-3.604,0-5.219,1.983-6.119,3.374V27.71h-6.79c0.09,1.917,0,20.427,0,20.427h6.79V36.729c0-0.609,0.044-1.219,0.224-1.655  c0.49-1.22,1.607-2.483,3.482-2.483c2.458,0,3.44,1.873,3.44,4.618v10.929H50.837z M22.959,24.922c2.367,0,3.842-1.57,3.842-3.531  c-0.044-2.003-1.475-3.528-3.797-3.528s-3.841,1.524-3.841,3.528c0,1.961,1.474,3.531,3.753,3.531H22.959z M34,64  C17.432,64,4,50.568,4,34C4,17.431,17.432,4,34,4s30,13.431,30,30C64,50.568,50.568,64,34,64z M26.354,48.137V27.71h-6.789v20.427  H26.354z"></path>
104</symbol>
105<symbol id="icon-circle-instagram" viewBox="0 0 67 67">
106<title>instagram circle</title>
107<path d="M43.271,26.578v-0.006c0.502,0,1.005,0.01,1.508-0.002  c0.646-0.016,1.172-0.57,1.172-1.217c0-0.963,0-1.927,0-2.89c0-0.691-0.547-1.24-1.236-1.241c-0.961,0-1.922-0.001-2.883,0  c-0.688,0.001-1.236,0.552-1.236,1.243c-0.001,0.955-0.004,1.91,0.003,2.865c0.001,0.143,0.028,0.291,0.073,0.426  c0.173,0.508,0.639,0.82,1.209,0.823C42.344,26.579,42.808,26.578,43.271,26.578z M34,27.817c-3.384-0.002-6.135,2.721-6.182,6.089  c-0.049,3.46,2.72,6.201,6.04,6.272c3.454,0.074,6.248-2.686,6.321-6.043C40.254,30.675,37.462,27.815,34,27.817z M22.046,31.116  v0.082c0,4.515-0.001,9.03,0,13.545c0,0.649,0.562,1.208,1.212,1.208c7.16,0.001,14.319,0.001,21.479,0  c0.656,0,1.215-0.557,1.215-1.212c0.001-4.509,0-9.02,0-13.528v-0.094h-2.912c0.411,1.314,0.537,2.651,0.376,4.014  c-0.161,1.363-0.601,2.631-1.316,3.803s-1.644,2.145-2.779,2.918c-2.944,2.006-6.821,2.182-9.946,0.428  c-1.579-0.885-2.819-2.12-3.685-3.713c-1.289-2.373-1.495-4.865-0.739-7.451C23.983,31.116,23.021,31.116,22.046,31.116z   M46.205,49.255c0.159-0.026,0.318-0.049,0.475-0.083c1.246-0.265,2.264-1.304,2.508-2.557c0.025-0.137,0.045-0.273,0.067-0.409  V21.794c-0.021-0.133-0.04-0.268-0.065-0.401c-0.268-1.367-1.396-2.428-2.78-2.618c-0.058-0.007-0.113-0.02-0.17-0.03H21.761  c-0.147,0.027-0.296,0.047-0.441,0.08c-1.352,0.308-2.352,1.396-2.545,2.766c-0.008,0.057-0.02,0.114-0.029,0.171V46.24  c0.028,0.154,0.05,0.311,0.085,0.465c0.299,1.322,1.427,2.347,2.77,2.52c0.064,0.008,0.13,0.021,0.195,0.03H46.205z M34,64  C17.432,64,4,50.568,4,34C4,17.431,17.432,4,34,4s30,13.431,30,30C64,50.568,50.568,64,34,64z"></path>
108</symbol>
109<symbol id="icon-circle-goodreads" viewBox="0 0 60 60">
110<title>goodreads circle</title>
111<path d="M30,60 C46.5685433,60 60,46.5685433 60,30 C60,13.4314567 46.5685433,0 30,0 C13.4314567,0 0,13.4314567 0,30 C0,46.5685433 13.4314567,60 30,60 Z" fill="var(--color-1)"></path><path d="M29.8990615,37.0028068 C33.9449077,36.9716533 36.8218615,35.0982126 38.5286769,31.3821 L38.6184,31.3821 L38.6184,37.0493448 C38.6184,37.4716478 38.5884923,38.1266405 38.5286769,39.0166306 C38.4069692,39.9381588 38.0821385,40.9293016 37.5546,41.9912129 C37.0258154,42.9904326 36.1722,43.841577 34.9954154,44.5438769 C33.8319231,45.309253 32.2086,45.7069409 30.1246154,45.738479 C28.1162308,45.738479 26.4181385,45.2542536 25.0282615,44.2861874 C23.6080615,43.3338903 22.7777077,41.7877536 22.5372,39.6493159 L20.7705692,39.6493159 C20.9516769,42.4281311 21.9095538,44.411186 23.6462769,45.5977113 C25.3368923,46.7369294 27.4815231,47.3076923 30.0793385,47.3076923 C32.646,47.3076923 34.6473231,46.8626973 36.0816462,45.9723225 C37.5006,45.1138705 38.5191231,44.0438824 39.1392923,42.7638966 C39.7582154,41.4835263 40.1279077,40.2654629 40.2483692,39.1104757 C40.3397538,37.9551039 40.3846154,37.1278054 40.3846154,36.627811 L40.3846154,13.2546091 L38.6175692,13.2546091 L38.6175692,18.4068596 L38.5278462,18.4068596 C37.8482769,16.5180344 36.7234154,15.0895887 35.1524308,14.121138 C33.5673231,13.1688409 31.8152308,12.6923077 29.8982308,12.6923077 C26.5597846,12.7549993 24.0234462,13.9492168 22.2879692,16.2757294 C20.5055538,18.5860884 19.6153846,21.4360567 19.6153846,24.824096 C19.6153846,28.3059804 20.4602769,31.186333 22.1513077,33.465923 C23.8593692,35.7932049 26.4405692,36.9720379 29.8990615,37.0028068 L29.8990615,37.0028068 Z M23.5116923,17.5411 C24.8999077,15.4330465 27.0291692,14.3403663 29.8990615,14.2622902 C32.8433077,14.3407509 35.0244923,15.4022776 36.4446923,17.4476395 C37.8636462,19.493386 38.5739538,21.9522048 38.5739538,24.8252498 C38.5739538,27.6982948 37.8636462,30.1413446 36.4446923,32.155553 C35.0244923,34.29476 32.8433077,35.3874401 29.8990615,35.4339781 C27.1205538,35.3870555 25.0058308,34.3255289 23.5565538,32.2490135 C22.0914923,30.2351897 21.3595846,27.7602172 21.3595846,24.8252498 C21.3595846,22.0768188 22.0769538,19.6487689 23.5116923,17.5411 L23.5116923,17.5411 Z" fill="var(--color-2)"></path>
112</symbol>
113<symbol id="icon-circle-pinterest" viewBox="0 0 60 60">
114<title>
114pinterest circle</title>
115<path d="M30,60 C46.5685433,60 60,46.5685433 60,30 C60,13.4314567 46.5685433,0 30,0 C13.4314567,0 0,13.4314567 0,30 C0,46.5685433 13.4314567,60 30,60 Z" fill="var(--color-1)"/><path d="M32.7594534,39.0844011 C39.3650607,39.0844011 43.8461538,32.9370493 43.8461538,24.7083106 C43.8461538,18.4879013 38.683296,12.6923077 30.8387325,12.6923077 C21.076393,12.6923077 16.1538462,19.8375106 16.1538462,25.7957548 C16.1538462,29.4035321 17.4908705,32.6132513 20.3616445,33.8095301 C20.831959,34.0055526 21.2533867,33.8158437 21.3903287,33.2845985 C21.4839793,32.9163046 21.7104488,31.9873019 21.8088114,31.6009691 C21.9466368,31.0748349 21.893627,30.8905376 21.5137236,30.4317486 C20.6867711,29.4341982 20.1590293,28.1453197 20.1590293,26.3176799 C20.1590293,21.0172538 24.0419955,16.2721247 30.2747673,16.2721247 C35.7910237,16.2721247 38.8240664,19.7130423 38.8240664,24.3105531 C38.8240664,30.3583905 36.2024384,35.462794 32.3094593,35.462794 C30.1590293,35.462794 28.5513606,33.648082 29.0661444,31.4226848 C29.6825303,28.7655568 30.8805513,25.8967726 30.8805513,23.9786376 C30.8805513,22.2625382 29.9779126,20.8293487 28.1090234,20.8293487 C25.9111792,20.8293487 24.1462481,23.1509534 24.1462481,26.2593542 C24.1462481,28.239122 24.8026858,29.5785093 24.8026858,29.5785093 C24.8026858,29.5785093 22.5535988,39.3053775 22.1586759,41.0082484 C21.8005654,42.5589913 21.7469667,44.2633654 21.797326,45.7037705 C21.9478148,46.9959561 23.1994346,48.0482244 24.2852515,46.6306686 C25.0485923,45.3850835 25.8693603,43.8120926 26.2940276,42.2354939 C26.5472965,41.3025828 27.7400165,36.4699652 27.7400165,36.4699652 C28.454765,37.860162 30.5412887,39.0844011 32.7594534,39.0844011 Z" fill="var(--color-2)"></path>
116</symbol>
117
118</defs>
119</svg>
120
121<div class='site_wrapper'>
122<div class='sbx_wrapper_header' id='sbx_wrapper_header'>
123<header id='sb_head'>
124<div class='sb_region sb_site_title_region'>
125<div class='sb_title_wrapper'>
126<div class='sb-title-wrapper'>
127<a href="/index.htm"><h1 class='sb_title sb_has_Subtitle'><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:36pt;font-family:'times new roman' , times , serif;">Alana White</span></p></h1>
128<h2 class='sb_subTitle'>Knowing the past helps us understand it.</h2>
129</a></div>
130
131</div>
132</div>
133<div class='nav-wrapper clearfix'>
134<nav class='sb_site_nav'>
135<div class='collapsed-menu-wrapper'>
136<a class='collapsed-menu-link' href='javascript:void(0)' id='js-collapsed-menu-link'></a>
137</div>
138<ul class='nav-menu show' id='js-nav-menu'>
139<li>
140<a href="/index.htm">Welcome</a>
141</li>
142<li class='active'>
143<a href="/bio.htm">Biography</a>
144</li>
145<li>
146<a href="/disc.htm">Guid&#39;Antonio&#39;s Pups</a>
147</li>
148<li>
149<a href="/works.htm">&quot;Sacagawea&quot;</a>
150</li>
151<li>
152<a href="/events.htm">News &amp; Events</a>
153</li>
154<li>
155<a href="/contact">Contact</a>
156</li>
157</ul>
158</nav>
159
160</div>
161</header>
162
163</div>
164<div class='sbx_wrapper_main' id='sbx_wrapper_main'>
165<main>
166<section class='main-body'>
167<aside class='column column-sidebar-01'>
168<div class='column-sidebar-01__content-wrap'>
169<div class='sb_region small_primary_before_global'>
170<div class='region-contents'>
171</div>
172</div>
173
174<div class='sb_region small_primary_global'>
175<div class='region-contents'>
176<div class='content-wrap'>
177<div class='content-container-wrapper'>
178<div class='content global-content clearfix' data-global-content-container>
179<div class='global_content_header_wrapper'>
180<div class='global_content_inner_wrapper'>
181<h3 class='MediumHeader'>
182Quick Links
183</h3>
184</div>
185</div>
186<div class='inner-contents'>
187<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
188<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
189
190
191</div>
192<div class='link-block content clearfix'>
193<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/Hearts-All-Fire-Alana-White/dp/1639884211/ref=sr_1_1?crid=N0VCM3SMMXV4&amp;keywords=the+hearts+of+all+on+fire+by+alana+white&amp;qid=1660688313&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=The+Hearts+of+All%2Cstripbooks%2C93&amp;sr=1-1">AMAZON</a>
194<div class='link-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg">THE HEARTS OF ALL ON FIRE</p></div>
195</div>
196</div>
197<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
198<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
199
200
201</div>
202<div class='link-block content clearfix'>
203<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/Sacagawea-Westward-Lewis-Alana-White/dp/B0CVHZR7V2/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1380987978&amp;sr=8-2">AMAZON</a>
204<div class='link-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg">SACAGAWEA, WESTWARD WITH LEWIS &amp; CLARK: KIRKUS, "INTRIGUING &amp; WELL-WRITTEN"</p></div>
205</div>
206</div>
207<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
208<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
209
210
211</div>
212<div class='link-block content clearfix'>
213<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="https://www.amazon.com/Come-Next-Spring-Alana-White-ebook/dp/B01LRH78C2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1473795997&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=come+Next+Spring#nav-subnav">AMAZON</a>
214<div class='link-description'><p class="from_wysiwyg">COME NEXT SPRING: ALA BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW</p></div>
215</div>
216</div>
217<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
218<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
219
220
221</div>
222<div class='link-block content clearfix'>
223<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="http://historicalnovelsociety.org">Historical Novel Society</a>
224<div class='link-description'>"The best place to discover new historical fiction."</div>
225</div>
226</div>
227<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
228<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
229
230
231</div>
232<div class='link-block content clearfix'>
233<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="http://sistersincrime.org">Sisters in Crime</a>
234<div class='link-description'>"SinC into a good mystery."</div>
235</div>
236</div>
237<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
238<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
239
240
241</div>
242<div class='link-block content clearfix'>
243<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="http://www.scbwi.org">SCBWI</a>
244<div class='link-description'>"Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators"</div>
245</div>
246</div>
247<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
248<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
249
250
251</div>
252<div class='link-block content clearfix'>
253<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="http://www.authorsguild.org/">Authors Guild</a>
254<div class='link-description'>Advocates for published authors since 1912</div>
255</div>
256</div>
257<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
258<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
259
260
261</div>
262<div class='link-block content clearfix'>
263<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href="http://authorsguild.org/news/member_websites/a.html">Authors Guild Directory</a>
264<div class='link-description'>A compendium of member websites</div>
265</div>
266</div>
267<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
268<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
269
270
271</div>
272<div class='link-block content clearfix'>
273<a target="_blank" class="link-link" href=""></a>
274</div>
275</div>
276
277</div>
278</div>
279</div>
280
281</div>
282</div>
283</div>
284
285<div class='sb_region small_primary_after_global'>
286<div class='region-contents'>
287</div>
288</div>
289
290
291</div>
292</aside>
293<section class='column column-primary'>
294<div class='column-primary__content-wrap'>
295<div class='sb_region sb_region_page_title'>
296<div class='sb_page_title_wrapper'>
297<h2>
298
299</h2>
300</div>
301
302</div>
303<div class='sb_region big'>
304<div class='region-contents'>
305<div class='content-wrap'>
306<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
307<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
308
309
310</div>
311<div class='content clearfix text-block'>
312</div>
313</div>
314
315
316</div>
317<div class='content-wrap'>
318<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
319<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
320
321
322</div>
323<div class='content clearfix text-block'>
324<h4><span style="font-size:14pt;">
324A little bit about me....</span></h4>
325</div>
326</div>
327
328
329</div>
330<div class='content-wrap'>
331<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
332<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
333
334
335</div>
336<div class='content clearfix text-block'>
337<div class='image-block-align-left small'>
338<image alt='' sizes='(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 940px) 25vw, 100vw' src='/images/Parnassus__Me.jpg' srcset='/images/Parnassus__Me.jpg 480w, /images/Parnassus__Me.jpg 320w'></image>
339
340<div class='caption'>
341Parnassus Books, Nashville, TN.  (Photo by Linda Thorne)
342</div>
343</div>
344</div>
345</div>
346
347
348</div>
349<div class='content-wrap'>
350<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
351<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
352
353
354</div>
355<div class='content clearfix text-block'>
356</div>
357</div>
358
359
360</div>
361<div class='content-wrap'>
362<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
363<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
364
365
366</div>
367<div class='content clearfix text-block'>
368<div class='image-block-align-left small'>
369<image alt='' sizes='(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 940px) 25vw, 100vw' src='/images/IMG_1242_-_Version_2.JPG' srcset='/images/IMG_1242_-_Version_2.JPG 480w, /images/IMG_1242_-_Version_2.JPG 320w'></image>
370
371<div class='caption'>
372View of Florence from San Miniato al Monte
373</div>
374</div>
375</div>
376</div>
377
378
379</div>
380<div class='content-wrap'>
381<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
382<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
383
384
385</div>
386<div class='content clearfix text-block'>
387<div class='image-block-align-left small'>
388<image alt='' sizes='(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 940px) 25vw, 100vw' src='/images/With-Maurizio.jpg' srcset='/images/With-Maurizio.jpg 480w, /images/With-Maurizio.jpg 320w'></image>
389
390<div class='caption'>
391With A Florentine Friend at Ognissanti Church, Florence. This is the Vespucci Family church &amp; figures prominently in "The Sign of the Weeping Virgin."
392</div>
393</div>
394</div>
395</div>
396
397
398</div>
399<div class='content-wrap'>
400<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
401<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
402
403
404</div>
405<div class='content clearfix text-block'>
406</div>
407</div>
408
409
410</div>
411<div class='content-wrap'>
412<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
413<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
414
415
416</div>
417<div class='content clearfix text-block'>
418<div class='text-wrapper'>
419<p class="from_wysiwyg">Several years ago, in an aged issue of "National Geographic Magazine," I read of the infamous Sunday morning in April 1478 when in Florence Cathedral assassins attacked Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici, the young "de facto," or unofficial, leaders of the Florentine Republic. That Sunday Giuliano fell to the church floor with his skull split in two, while Lorenzo drew his sword, leapt the altar, and escaped to the sacristy with a few friends. Fascinated, I read countless books written about the Pazzi Conspiracy, as this colorful event in Italian Renaissance history is called--an event now popularized in "Assassin's Creed." My reading led me to real-life lawyer/ambassador Guid'Antonio Vespucci, who was a Medici man throughout his long, illustrious career, and to Guid'Antonio's nephew and secretary, Amerigo. In the Guid'Antonio mystery series, Guid'Antonio is cast in the role of private investigator. Alongside him stands Amerigo, who serves as Guid'Antonio's Dr. Watson/Captain Hastings.<br /><br />When I travel, I enjoy going to Italy, especially to Florence, of course. I collect books on the Italian Renaissance, particularly those about Lorenzo de' Medici and his circle, which included not only Guid'Antonio and Amerigo, but also their friends and neighbors Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, poet Angelo Poliziano, the amazing Caterina Sforza, and other fifteenth-century luminaries, along with their antagonists, Pope Sixtus IV, Girolamo Riario, and Francesco de' Pazzi.&nbsp; I've published several short stories with the Vespuccis as my protagonists (one story was a finalist for the Macavity Award given by Mystery Readers International), and my book reviews appear regularly in the "Historical Novels Review." I'm a member of the Historical Novel Society (serving in the past as Agent/Editor Liaison &amp; Secretary for the North American conferences), the Authors Guild, and the Women's National Book Association. For HNS, I am the MidSouth Chapter Lead. &nbsp;I am also a member of Mystery Writers of America and a member and past president of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of Sisters in Crime, an international organization for mystery writers and readers.<br /><br />
419Upon graduation from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky with a master's degree in English, I moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where I live with my husband, our black cat, and our two (!) feisty Schnauzer-boys.</p>
420</div>
421</div>
422</div>
423
424
425</div>
426<div class='content-wrap'>
427<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
428<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
429
430
431</div>
432<div class='content clearfix text-block'>
433<div class='image-block-align-center image-add-border small'>
434<image alt='' sizes='(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 940px) 25vw, 100vw' src='/images/City_View.jpg' srcset='/images/City_View.jpg 480w, /images/City_View.jpg 320w'></image>
435
436<div class='caption'>
437Florence ~ My kind of town.
438</div>
439</div>
440</div>
441</div>
442
443
444</div>
445</div>
446</div>
447
448
449</div>
450</section>
451<aside class='column column-sidebar-02 column-last'>
452<div class='column-sidebar-02__content-wrap'>
453<div class='sb_region small_secondary_before_global'>
454<div class='region-contents'>
455<div class='content-wrap'>
456<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
457<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
458
459
460</div>
461<div class='content clearfix text-block'>
462<h4>~ And a little bit about Guid'Antonio Vespucci and Renaissance Florence ~</h4>
463</div>
464</div>
465
466
467</div>
468<div class='content-wrap'>
469<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
470<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
471
472
473</div>
474<div class='content clearfix text-block'>
475<div class='text-wrapper'>
476<p>Guid’Antonio was the son of Antonia Ugolini and Giovanni Vespucci. By the time of his birth in 1437, the Vespuccis ranked among Florence’s leading families, with holdings in rental properties, vineyards, olive groves, silk shops, and wool. Like the sons of all wealthy Florentines, Guid’Antonio would have been educated in Latin, arithmetic, and logic. As a young man, in Bologna and Ferrara, he studied civil law, rhetoric and poetry, the latter two deemed essential for the Renaissance practice of diplomacy. For his profession, he chose Doctor of Law, thereby gaining the right to wear that blood-red robe.<br><br>Guid’Antonio believed in the maintenance of legal order and the utilization of the abilities of the cities’ most able citizens. Thus, from the first days of his career, he supported the Medici family in its private administration of the democratic Florentine government.<br><br>While in his early thirties, Guid'Antonio served as one of the Florentine Republic’s nine Lord Priors (the state’s highest-ranking council). From 1469 onward, his close bond with Lorenzo de' Medici saw them through Lorenzo’s troubled ascendancy as the unofficial prince of the city until Lorenzo’s untimely death in 1492 at the age of forty-three. During those years, Guid’Antonio and Lorenzo survived the Pazzi Conspiracy (1478) and the ensuing war, with Guid’Antonio traveling to Rome and France and back to Rome again as Florence’s/Lorenzo’s diplomatic agent to Pope Sixtus IV and King Louis XI.<br><br>When Guid’Antonio was about thirty-four, he married his second wife, Maria del Vigna, and, as in "The Sign of the Weeping Virgin," they had a son, Giovanni. Of all his nephews, Guid’Antonio was particularly close to Amerigo, who accompanied Guid’Antonio to France as his secretary in October 1478 and spent almost two years with him at the French court. Back home in Florence, Amerigo eventually went to work for Lorenzo, and then for Lorenzo’s cousin and former ward, Lorenzino de’ Medici, finally sailing west and into the pages of history, while his Uncle Guid’Antonio played his part as one of the most influential and powerful personages of his time (battling Savonarola, for one thing) until his death on Christmas Eve in 1501.<br><br>Guid'Antonio lived in an age when Italians already spoke of the “rinascimento,” an era in which a new spirit of rebirth in life, art, and literature prevailed. Nowhere was this more evident than in Florence, a city of about 50,000 souls at this time in history. Within the town’s walls, Guid’Antonio and Amerigo rubbed elbows with their neighbors, Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Paolo Toscanelli, and so many other Renaissance luminaries, while at their heart there stood the controversial, charming, and brilliantly talented poet and politician, Lorenzo de’ Medici, often called  “Lorenzo the Magnificent.”<br><br></p>
477</div>
478</div>
479</div>
480
481
482</div>
483<div class='content-wrap'>
484<div class='content-container-wrapper edit'>
485<div class='move-buttons-wrapper'>
486
487
488</div>
489<div class='content clearfix text-block'>
490<div class='image-block-align-left image-add-border small'>
491<image alt='' sizes='(min-width: 530px) 33vw, (min-width: 750px) 25vw, 100vw' src='/images/Simonetta.jpg' srcset='/images/Simonetta.jpg 480w, /images/Simonetta.jpg 320w'></image>
492
493<div class='caption'>
494Guid'Antonio's kinswoman by marriage, Simonetta Vespucci ("Primavera," detail,  Sandro Botticelli, The Uffizi Gallery, Florence)
495</div>
496</div>
497</div>
498</div>
499
500
501</div>
502</div>
503</div>
504
505<div class='sb_region small_secondary_global'>
506<div class='region-contents'>
507</div>
508</div>
509
510<div class='sb_region small_secondary_after_global'>
511<div class='region-contents'>
512</div>
513</div>
514
515
516</div>
517</aside>
518</section>
519</main>
520</div>
521<div class='sbx_wrapper_footer' id='sbx_wrapper_footer'>
522<footer>
523<div class='sb_region sb_site_copyright_region'>
524<div class='sb_copyright_wrapper'>
525<div class='footer-left'>
526<div class='copyright'>
527© &quot;2023 Alana White&quot;
528</div>
529</div>
530<div class='footer-right'>
531<div class='social'>
532<div class='social-div'>
533<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/AlanaWhite1480"><svg class="sb-footer-icon"><use xlink:href="#icon-x"></use></svg>
534</a></div>
535<div class='social-div'>
536<a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/author.alana.white/"><svg class="sb-footer-icon"><use xlink:href="#icon-instagram"></use></svg>
537</a></div>
538<div class='social-div'>
539<a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/338557.Alana_White"><svg class="sb-footer-icon"><use xlink:href="#icon-goodreads"></use></svg>
540</a></div>
541<div class='social-div'>
542<a target="_blank" href="https://www.pinterest.com/writerawhite/_saved/"><svg class="sb-footer-icon"><use xlink:href="#icon-pinterest"></use></svg>
543</a></div>
544</div>
545</div>
546
547</div>
548</div>
549</footer>
550</div>
551<div class='modal modal-public' data-ajax-modal>
552<div class='modal-fade-screen'>
553<div class='modal-wrapper'>
554<div class='modal-inner'>
555<div data-ajax-modal-content></div>
556<div data-ajax-modal-loading>
557Loading&hellip;}
558</div>
559</div>
560</div>
561</div>
562</div>
563
564<div class='modal' data-image-modal>
565<div class='modal-fade-screen'>
566<div class='modal-wrapper'>
567<div class='modal-inner'>
568<i class='image-modal-close ss-icon ss-delete'></i>
569<img data-image-modal-content>
570</div>
571</div>
572</div>
573</div>
574
575<script src="/theme/sitebuilder.js"></script>
vendor: 127 bytes, lines 575-576
575
576<script async defer src='https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?onload=recaptcha_js_is_loaded&amp;render=explicit'></script>
577<script>
578  // rails path helpers aren't available here, though they
579  // probably could be with some work 
580  $.post("/pages/13592/record_hit")
581</script>
581
582
583
584</div>
585</body>
586</html>

Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.