Catherine Bellizzi’s new novel, The 86-Year-Old Orphan, was inspired by her aunt and her sunny outlook during the final chapter of her life in assisted living. Drawing from her and the other strong women in her life, Catherine has created a novel about growing older and embracing the journey.
Catherine also wrote, The Christmas Bear, a children’s story. Writing has been part of her life for many years, first in her career in public relations, then as the focus of her own business, a website devoted to locating business seminars. Catherine had been working on The 86-Year-Old Orphan for some time, but in the “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” department, her novel finally saw its completion when she was afforded a three-month span of uninterrupted time during the recent pandemic.