Tassie is not afraid to bare her soul, her freakishly long middle toe, or excess baggage carried around in a designer purse in this debut book inspired by her Greek life. Each chapter is a tidy, humorous story. From the 80s to the 2020s - Yaya's Big Black Purse covers four generations of a traditional Greek family, focusing on one member's modern-day struggles as she grows up, grows older, and finally finds her voice-at the same time she's losing her mind. Growing up Greek-American isn't easy, but growing older-marriage, motherhood, dog hair and divorce-is even harder.
If you've ever said yes to the dress (then had to fit into it), recorded your child's graduation (with the lens cap on), or struggled to be the perfect wife, mother, and daughter in an imperfect world, you'll want to reach into Yaya's Big Black Purse.
Because Yaya knew you have to grow up to appreciate how you grew up. And you're never too old to purse-sue your dreams.
"Growing up Greek takes a strong constitution. Tassie Kalas knows first-hand. In her debut side-splitting book Yaya's Big Black Purse, we get a hilarious glimpse of how a nice Greek Girl deals with the foibles of life, Including trying to fit in, pleasing over-protective parents, placating a huge extended family, while at the same time, experiencing motherhood, divorce, and empty nest and a new love.
Kalas' struggle to break out of the norm yet embrace the culture that made her who she is touches both heart and funny bone. If you're looking for a an uplifting, coming-of-middle-age romp that entertains and draws you in, Kalas' book ticks all the boxes."
Allia Zobel Nolan, Bestselling Author of
Cat Confessions, Laugh Out Loud,
What I Like About You & more.
Directory of Funny Stories
Growing Up Greek
Taking the Lead
Yaya's Big Black Purse
Sticks and Stones
Mother's Day Out
All You Can Eat
Fowl Play
Women of Walmart
Hitting the High Note
Spin Cycle
Tongue-Tied
Juan, Two, Three
First Dance
Splits Happen
Birds of a Feather
Footnote
Excess Baggage
Northern Heights
You Better Believe It
Cock-a-Doodle-Do
I Do Times Two
Of Mice & Women
Pomp & Circumstances
The Toast
Hair of the Dog
Plumb Crazy
Wall-to-Wall
Romancing Ronni
Mind, Body & Soul Sister
Is It Just Me, Or Is It Shawarma in Here?
Daddy Doolittle
It's All Greek to (23 and) Me