Blue Hydrangeas

Author Biography

Marianne Sciucco is not a nurse who writes but a writer who happens to be a nurse. A lover of words and books, she dreamt of becoming an author when she grew up but became a nurse to avoid poverty. She later brought her two passions together and writes about the intricate lives of people struggling with health and family issues. Her debut novel Blue Hydrangeas, an Alzheimer’s love story, is a Kindle bestseller; IndieReader Approved; a BookWorks featured book; and a Library Journal Self-e Selection. Her years of experience caring for dementia patients inspired this book and led her to become a cofounder and manager of AlzAuthors, the global community of authors writing about their Alzheimer's and dementia caregiving experiences. On the lighter side, she's the author of a Young Adult sports novel Swim Season, based on her daughter's 11-year career as a varsity swimmer. She's also written several short stories. All of her work is published in paperback, ebook, and audiobook. A native Bostonian, she lives in New York’s Hudson Valley, and, when not writing or teaching classes in independent publishing, works as a campus nurse at a community college.