The son of an Italian grocer, Anthony Delstretto was born in post-WWII Detroit and raised in an ethnic, blue-collar neighborhood during the 1950s.
After retiring as a school administrator, the author learned of previously unknown cousins still in Italy. Visits to his family's homeland inspired him to write his first novel, "THE LAST ITALIAN: A Saga In Three Parts". The title rose to an Amazon #1 Best Seller ranking in 2022 and continues to be well-received by fans of riveting historical fiction.
Drawing from the rich heritage of his wife's Cuban ancestry, Anthony's latest novel, "THE EVER FAITHFUL ISLE", unfolds during the violent collapse of Spanish colonial Cuba in the late 1800s. As with his first saga, Delstretto pits the desperate men and women of an embattled family against the danger and chaos of fast-moving, unstoppable historical events.
Anthony and his wife hold dual United States and Italian citizenships and reside in the American West, close to their family.