Meet MARY WATSON. Someone said that behind a great man there is always a great woman... and this is the most concrete example, a modern heroine who finds her space between her husband JOHN WATSON and SHERLOCK HOLMES.
London, end of the century, the capital of the largest empire of the world: a sprawling city populated by millions of people. Yet not all that glitters is gold. Behind, or rather beneath the lights and extravagance, the theaters and music, and the crowds, there are enormous social contradictions slowly coming to light. The industrial slums, inhumane working conditions, widespread prostitution, massive exploitation of child labor, alcoholism, overcrowding, poverty, and hunger. Masses of destitute people struggling to survive, tuberculosis, crime, and moral hardships. Mary Watson was 27 years old when she met Watson, and she had always been a beacon to those in need, as her husband put it (TWIS: Folk who were in grief came to my wife like birds to a lighthouse.) Slowly, in her concern for others, she found herself battling abuse, injustice, and horrors. She fought with the tools she had, the examples before her: the unwavering integrity and courage of John Watson, the deductive prowess of Sherlock Holmes. She engaged with Catholics, socialists, the Salvation Army, trade unions, and anyone willing to do something to save a life, and she never held back. This is the chronicle of her adventures, as she left it in a series of recently discovered writings. Some tell us a couple of Watson's stories, but they present them through her eyes; of others, we had never known anything, and probably neither had Watson.
Mauro Castellini – Hey there, let me introduce Mary, our new heroine
is a Los Angeles based film producer. Born in Mantova, Italy, after obtaining his Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences at Milano’s IULM, he moved to Rome, where his film career took off. Having been introduced to Holmes’ world by his friends Mr. Solito and Mr. Guerra, he’s now teamed up with them to write this book, that marks his literary debut.
Gian Luca Guerra
Gian Luca Guerra: was born in Rome to a family connected to the film and cultural industries, in which he has passionately worked his entire life. Inspired by a story he found interesting, he joined Stefano Guerra, Enrico Solito, and Mauro Castellini in writing The Adventures of Mary Morstan Watson.
Enrico Solito
is a pediatrician and child neuropsychiatrist who has worked extensively with Emergency. He is the past president of Uno Studio in Holmes, the first Italian member of the Baker Street Irregulars, and a member of other Sherlockian associations. He has co a uthored with Stefano Guerra the only Italian Sherlockian encyclopedia, as well as apocryphal Holmes stories and novels set in different contexts.
Stefano Guerra
is a child neuropsychiatrist, psychoanalyst, professor, and retired school headmaster. He is t he author of theatrical texts and film scripts, and he founded “Uno Studio in Holmes”, the Italian Sherlockian Society, of which he was the president. He is a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and has authored several articles published in Italy and ab road, as well as a Sherlockian encyclopedia (with Solito).