Peter W. Vasilion was born in Los Angeles and has lived in the adjacent beach area since his youth. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and is an active member of the South Bay Area Greek-American community. He was in business for over forty years and is currently retired and still resides in the beach area with Tina, his wife of over fifty years. He takes great joy in his children and grandchildren who all live nearby. He hopes this novel proves that you are never too old to try something new. Enjoy.
Petros and the Good Life
The Adventures of a Greek Immigrant in Early America
by Peter Vasilion
Petros and the Good Life
The Adventures of a Greek Immigrant in Early America
by Peter Vasilion
Published Apr 16, 2009
249 Pages
Genre: FICTION / General
Book Details
Petros, a Greek Immigrant, comes to America in the very early nineteen hundreds to start a new life. The story follows him from New York and his chance contact with Don Lucasio, a powerful man; to his move to California and courting his future wife, Minnie. The story is laced with much humor and some sadness, but you learn to know Petros and like him. At the end you feel as though you have lost a good friend.