Gabriella Filippo

Gabriella Filippo is an author from Empire Bay. She achieved massive success following the publication of her book titled "Dove" in 1986. The book centered around a fictionalized version of her life from her experiences in elementary school in the early-1960s, through college, and until present day. The book was praised for its comedic criticisms of modern society and the promotion of youthful individuality and creativity. The New York Times called the book "an excellent portrait of the American woman in the post-war era."
Gabriella has also authored numerous other books and children's stories, including the "Maxi" series. 
== Early Life ==
Gabriella Filippo was born to Joanne and James Filippo on January 18, 1955 in the town of Quinton, in upstate Empire Bay. She attended the Quinton city school from 1961 to 1974. A large part of her book was based on these experiences. It was there where she met James Maglia, a trusted confidant and future husband that disappeared from her life in 1967.
== College ==
Gabriella graduated from high school in 1974, and from here went to Quinton's community college until 1976, before going to the University of Empire Bay. In the fall of 1977, she met James Maglia for the first time in ten years. As she battled to escape her rocky home life, she sought shelter in James and the two eventually married in the fall of 1982.
== The 1980s ==
As Gabriella and James struggled financially, she managed to find employment as a sales assistant in Birkland, New Groveland, while James pursued his career in law and cinematography. The struggles and corporate corruption she faced was the subject of another section of her book.
== Book Publication ==
In 1985, Gabriella began work on her partly-fictional and comedic autobiography titled "Dove." In early-1986, following the book's completion, she tried several times to publish and gain sales of the book, but met little success. In the fall of 1986, the book was noticed by an executive of the Spines Press Publishing Company, who saw the potential mass success of the book. In early-1987, the book was published through Spines Press and saw great success, even becoming a New York Times Bestseller.
== Later Life ==
Gabriella and James have remained seclusive and have refused to be in the spotlight, aside from Gabriella's almost yearly publication of other books and children's stories.
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