My name is Rita D’Alessio I was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey.  This story, "The Unforgettable Struggle",  has been waiting for a long time in my head and one day I decided to sit down and write it.  This is my first book.  I now reside in Brick, New Jersey with my husband, John and my dog Princess.  I have two daughters and two grandchildren. 

I retired about fifteen years ago.  I had time on my hands and started to paint.  One day I decided to write this story about a battered woman.  It is fiction, based on a truly brave woman.  Now I do more writing and very little painting even though I still love to paint.  I also like to read, knit, cook and occasionally do volunteer work.  I wish when my book is released that people read it and realize what a problem Domestic Violence is around the country.