"Final Touchstones" Author Linda Romanowski on the Sunbury Press Books Show

The story of four brothers, bound for America from Sicily in the early 1900s is told through the eyes of one, and in a series of short stories, poetry and prose in "Final Touchstones."In her Sunbury Press debut, author Linda Romanowski tells of her maternal grandfather and his journey, from the age of three onward, about his experiences in the New World and the decision he took that would shape his life and that of his family. Those formative years are told in three parts, and dicuss what Italian (and other) immigrants faced as the 20th century began and that search for a better life.A graduate of the 2021 Rosemont College MFA Program with a Graduate in Creative Writing (Non-Fiction), Romanowski is also a winner of the college President's Medal and served a term aspresident of the institution's Alumni Board. She is a contributing feature writer for The City Key, sumibssion reader for Philadelphia Stories, and a former assistant editor of Rathalla. She lives in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.