Alfred J. Garrotto

I'm a native Californian now living in the San Francisco East Bay Area. I was born into a theatrical family and began my career in the arts at the age of 7, with my big sister, doing bit parts that required Italian-looking kids. My sister used her magnificent coloratura voice to pursue a career in grand opera. By my teens, I had taken a different road into academics and spirituality. Although I did a lot of writing (mostly on Christian themes), I did not get the book-bug until my forties. Once my muse bit me, I couldn't stop and have written 13 books through both commercial and independent publishing. These include both fiction and nonfiction.\n\nMy most recent novel is Bishop Myriel: In His Own Words (2020). Writing in the voice of Victor Hugo’s catalyst character in Les Miserables, I complete the bishop’s unfinished manuscript that the Bishop outlines in Hugo’s masterpiece. Judith Ingram, author of Forgiving Day by Day calls Bishop Myriel \