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About the author/illustrator
Marta and Marina Barberis are two of three sisters who grew up in
the foothills of the Italian Alps. Both were attracted to arts from an
early age and have found their expression in writing and drawing.
Apart from making bookcases out of pallets, “Theft on the Apen-
nines” is the first project which sees them collaborating. Recently,
Marta completed a PhD in pollination ecology at the University of
Bologna, and Marina found her real vocation in social volunteering.
Other than Sara – the above-mentioned third sister without whom
this silly biographic blurb wouldn’t exist – their family is composed
of their elder beekeeping-dedicated parents and the bees.
A special mention goes to Camillo the Cat, who daily benefits Photo: Fulvia Girelli
from uninterrupted sessions of human therapy and is the real head
of the family (despite what Marta believes). Sometimes Camillo
thinks he is a persimmon fruit and spends all morning sunbathing
on the tree behind the house, looking regal in his role of respon-
sibility.
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