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 - emYaya's Big Black Purseem 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. p pIf 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.p pBecause Yaya knew you have to grow up to appreciate how you grew up. And you're never too old to purse-sue your dreams.pbrppbrpGrowing up Greek takes a strong constitu