Josephine B. Pasquarello honors her role model, Romania Pasquarello, in her book Love & Loyalty. The true story is set in Philadelphia in the 1950s and 1960s. Click on image to read the full article…
Hear Joe Morinelli’s interview with Josephine on the live talk radio program Radio Voice Italia
If you didn’t catch the interview live you can still listen to the entire interview as it aired on October 25, 2017. Many thanks to Joe Morinelli, Host/Producer of Radio Voice Italia a talk radio program in Philadelphia promoting Italian culture worldwide. Josephine talked about her book Love & Loyalty a story about her mom [...]
Josephine Featured in Latest County Womens’ Journal
Check out the latest County Womens’ Journal, featuring a review of Love & Loyalty. Click on the flipbook below for a full-screen view:
October is Italian Heritage Month
Mark your calendars now. October 1 through November 17, 2017 is your opportunity to experience the best of Italian-American culture close to home at Ciao Philadelphia 2017. Philadelphia is home to one of the largest, most accomplished enclaves of Italian-Americans in the entire United States. I’ve given you a glimpse of the richness of my [...]
Live on VISTA Today
Local Author Tells Story of Her Mother’s Strength, Father’s Death at the Hands of the Mob’ VISTA Today features article from The Chester County Press covering an interview with new author Josephine B. Pasquarello about her book Love & Loyalty. Read the story…
Love & Loyalty the book will be featured in MainLine Today magazine
Look for the article written by Victoria Alfred La Ro in the October issue of MainLine Today, which covers the author and her book Love & Loyalty. Josephine B. Pasquarello wrote her book about her mother, an immigrant Italian raising her family of twelve in the shadow of a Mafia crime. The colorful story takes [...]
Love & Loyalty the book featured in The Chester County Press
Check out The Chester County Press interview with Josephine B. Pasquarello as she talks about her remarkable mother, in her book Love & Loyalty. Special thanks to Steven Hoffman for this article in the August 16, 2017 issue.
The Dare
“One night—it must have been when I was about ten—five of my sisters and I were in the living room watching television and talking and laughing with two of our brothers. And brother George was not feeling well so he was upstairs sleeping. One of my sisters said we should paint George’s fingernails bright red, [...]
Philly in the 1950s
Our family moved from South Philly in 1955. We had lived in an Italian neighborhood with lots of my Dad’s brothers and sisters and their families living around us. Once my Dad was murdered, we moved to be safer. We went to an Irish neighborhood in southwest Philly. This made us feel out of place [...]
Is it gravy or is it sauce?
One of my favorite Christmas memories centers around crusty Italian bread and gravy. I let the soft center of the bread soak up as much gravy as it could hold and then popped the bread in my mouth. Delicious! It was good food and time together as a family that made our celebrations special since [...]