Merullo, Roland

Roland Merullowas born in Boston and raised in the working-class city of Revere, Massachusetts.He had a scholarship to Exeter Academy and graduated in 1971, went to Boston University for two years, transferred to Brown and graduated from Brown in 1975, then earned a Master's there in 1976.Roland has published seven novels and two books of non-fiction, andhe and his familyhave traveled to Italy eight times in the past twelve years. He currently lives inMassachusetts with hiswife Amanda and their two daughters, Alexandra and Juliana.