ABOUT THE EVENT
Phoenixville Public Library will host area author Josephine Pasquarello on Monday, June 24 at 7:00 PM. She will speak about her book, “Love & Loyalty: An Immigrant Italian Mom Raising Her Family of Twelve in the Shadow of a Mafia Crime”. Share Josephine Pasquarello’s excitement, humor, and pathos as she recounts growing up in 1950s and 1960s Philadelphia in colorful detail. Catch her passion as she paints a picture of the many characters of her neighborhood. Meet her reason for writing the book — her mother, Romania Pasquarello. Discover how the clan’s matriarch, the heroine of this family saga, used her wisdom, timeless labor, compassion, and beauty to carry the family through hard times.
Josephine Pasquarello is the tenth child of an immigrant Italian woman who is the heroine of this book. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother, living in the suburbs of Philadelphia. She graduated from West Philly Catholic Girls’ High School in 1967. During her lifetime, she has worked in the restaurant business for 25 years, owned a house cleaning service, and owned and operated a successful store in the Philadelphia area for 13 years. In 2000, she finally retired to devote time to her family. Her hobbies include traveling, working out, cooking the way she learned from her mother, and writing.
This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required on the Adult Events Calendar at www.phoenixvillelibrary.org or by calling 610-933-3013 x132. Phoenixville Public Library is located at 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville, PA.
610-933-3013 x132
