Chapter One When her son Billy was sent to Iraq, Angie Dekker purchased fifty-two pairs of athletic socks. She sent him one every week. Like an hourglass, the pile shrunk marking the year until her son returned home. Pair thirty-two was in her hand when the two marine officers appeared at her door. She heard,…
I was eagerly anticipating the third book in the Anthony Provati thriller series after having read the first two books. I enjoy Giordano’s writing style and the way he can so easily create flawed characters we care about. With a few bold phrases, crisp descriptions, and smart dialogue, he can seamlessly transport us into another…
Valentina didn’t know her birthday. As an infant, her mother stuffed her into a turnstile at the Brooklyn Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the nuns’ main interface with the outside world. Maybe she gave the delivery bell a tug before she fled, or maybe the sisters heard a baby’s sobs. All Mother Superior…
Enemy Aliens: Italian-American Internment During WWII Sponsored by the Italian Genealogical Group Webinar presented by JOE GIORDANO, Saturday, April 8, 2023 Buona Pasqua. Thanks for having me and asking me to speak about a troubling time: the internment of Italians by the United States government during World War II. I’ll make a short introduction to…
Enemy Aliens: Italian-American Internment During WWII presented by JOE GIORDANO Join us for this FREE webinar (open to all), focusing on the internment of Italian Americans during WWII. Live from Texas via Zoom, author Joe Giordano will discuss the history leading up to the Italian-American internment during WWII, and the actions taken by the U.S. Government…
ITALIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF GREATER AUSTIN Invites you to a BOOK READING By ICA Members and Authors Joe Giordano and Vince DiLoreto Saturday April 1 2:00pm to 4:00pm Mandola’s Italian Kitchen 4700 W Guadalupe St Austin, TX 7851 A cookie and pastry platter will be provided by the…
