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Dominic F. Gangale / Margaret R. Gangale
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Dominic F. Gangale has written six books, with the seventh being in the final stages of completion. Coming from Italy at the age of eleven with his father, he quickly adjusted to the American culture. Although he hated the confinement and the absence of freedom, he quickly learned the English language.
Later he was drafted in the Marine Corps, married his high school sweetheart and raised his family in Sugarcreek. While three of his children were attending college, he decided to take some creative writing classes at Kent State. After the loss of his wife, his passion for writing was ignited, creating his first book, "The Greater the Love, The Deeper the Grieving." Among his novels, along came a nonfiction, "What Now? A Widower's Journey." Co-written with his current wife, Margaret.
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I suppose I enjoy writing because it keeps me grounded and out of trouble.
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Book 1:
The Trouble with Italians
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There are certain moments in life that forever change your directional outlook. For Vincent Mancini, that moment arrived while he was enjoying his visit in Italy, anticipating the arrival of his high school sweetheart, Jennet Reed. In a shocking and devastating moment, when the news of Jennifer having been suddenly murdered. He must now come to grips with the unanticipated consequences.
Now at midlife, he feels as if the universe is grabbing him by the shoulders and whispering that it is time to change his ways. He is faced with raising his young motherless son, and the restoration of his alienated family.
Violence strikes his quiet town of Sugarcreek. A world stamp collection was stolen, and two beloved guard dogs were killed. Mancini's old friend and fellow Marine, seeks his assistance to find the elusive thieves and instill upon them a certain type of extraordinary justice.
Book 2:
What Now? A Widower's Journey
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What now? The question echoed through the minds of both widower and widow. Separately, they venture toward their unplanned future, a future altered by the loss of their loved ones. They are two strangers having distinctly different backgrounds. She worked in a fast-paced Emergency Room in a renowned inner-city hospital. He was an Italian immigrant, successfully established in a booming Amish farming community. They found themselves connected by a single 50-year-old common thread.
But life threw unexpected curves that shattered their very souls. Becoming single after 49 years of marriage takes one into unknown territory.
Their journey together became a tangled web of conflicting emotions, grief, betrayal, and uncertainty. Yet with understanding, with patience, with focused determination, hope shined through. A new and different lifestyle emerged and flourished.
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