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An Evening with Leigh Esposito
Books & Books presents…
AN EVENING WITH LEIGH ESPOSITO
discussing
The Godmother
(Selvatica Books, $17.95)
Thursday, August 17th, 7:00 PM | Books & Books, Coral Gables
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Books & Books is thrilled to present an evening with Leigh Esposito for The Godmother (Selvatica Books, $17.95). Against the lush backdrop of Sicily, The Godmother is an eclectic journey into the worlds of Sicilian legend, Mafia lore, jazz, tarot, witchcraft, and telenovelas-all within a story that celebrates the search for self and the healing magic of female friendships.
This event is FREE and open to the public and books will be available for purchase the night of the event so make sure to stay after the talk for a book signing! Please RSVP only if you intend to join us.
About the Book:
Attorney-turned-author/influencer Leigh Esposito’s debut novel The Godmother flips the typical all-male Mafia trope on its head by centering on a Sicilian American woman.
Raffi Truvarizzi leveraged her notorious Sicilian surname to become the Godmother, a fixer for women in need. Behind her enigmatic exterior, she is haunted by her mother’s disappearance and a lifelong question: is she or is she not related to the deadliest mafioso in history?
Against the lush backdrop of Sicily, The Godmother is an eclectic journey into the worlds of Sicilian legend, Mafia lore, jazz, tarot, witchcraft, and telenovelas—all within a story that celebrates the search for self and the healing magic of female friendships.
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About the Author:
Leigh Esposito has a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from Columbia Law. A sought-after media personality and speaker, Leigh explores the traditions of her Italian American heritage, as well as the culture and sights of modern-day Italy, through her popular Instagram account, @msleighesposito. Together with her precocious son and his golden retriever, Mickey Mouse, Leigh lives in Miami, where she hides inside with the thermostat turned down and pretends she’s in the Apennines. The Godmother is her first novel.