An Olive Branch for Sante

Critical praise for Antonio Casella's work 

Casella's intention is to chart and illuminate undiscovered, difficult country... The characters are entirely, sometimes shockingly, believable, and even if they are unlikeable, there is a point of understanding and sympathy to which we are drawn. Helen Elliott, The Age, Melbourne

Dream and ritual intersect with the real man, define the purpose of things. Walter Tonetto, The West Australian

A beautifully crafted novel. Dianne Johnson, The Sydney Morning Herald

Questa fusione di presente e passato, di nuovo e antico, di vicino e lontano, la nota pi caratteristica della scrittura di Antonio Casella.

[This fusion of present and past, of  new and old, of proximity and distance is the most important quality of Antonio Casella's writing.] Stefania Greco, in Terra e Identit Nella Narrativa Contemporanea Italo-Australiana dell'Emigrazione. 1999, University of Bologna

About An Olive Branch for Sante

An Olive Branch for Sante presents an excellent and original piece of narrative within the corpus of Australian literature ... The novel is a delight to read. Gaetano Rando, University of Wollongong

The novel is carefully built and beautifully written. It is the work of an experienced novelist. Guido Bulla, University La Sapienza, Rome 

The more I think about this novel, the more it poses intellectually provocative possibilities. Van Ikin, University of Western Australia