Pia L. Bertucci

Pia L. Bertucci, a Chicago native, holds a Ph.D. in Romance Languages from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Currently, Dr. Bertucci is the Director of the Italian Program at the University of South Carolina in Columbia where she teaches courses on Italian language, literature, and culture. Her research interests include Italian Food Culture, Italian Women Writers, and Italian Mystery novels. Between Milk and India is her first published work of fiction. When she is not writing, reading, or teaching, Pia Bertucci loves traveling, cooking, and spending time with her husband and four children.