A Love Story Across Generations
Sonny & Teresa
A true story inspired by one family’s history—and a reminder that the stories we preserve today become the legacy we leave tomorrow.
Stories Worth Preserving
Some stories are told for generations.
Others disappear before anyone thinks to ask.
Inspired by the true story of my grandparents, Sonny & Teresa is one family’s story—and an invitation to preserve your own.
Praise for Sonny & Teresa
“Well written and full of archival visuals.”
–Jamie Michele, Readers’ Favorite
Readers’ Favorite calls Sonny & Teresa a wonderful historical romance based on real life, praising its portrayal of marriage, family life, period details, and the chemistry between Sonny and Teresa.
AS FEATURED IN
From Staten Island to Iowa
Sonny & Teresa: A Love Story Across Generations has been featured by newspapers in the communities that shaped their story—from Sonny’s Staten Island roots to Teresa’s hometown in Iowa.
Staten Island Advance
Staten Island author Salvatore A. Trancucci III and the remarkable 62-year love story that inspired Sonny & Teresa were recently featured in the Staten Island Advance.
The Perry News
Teresa’s hometown newspaper looks at her roots in Perry and Bouton and the Iowa history that became part of the family’s story.
A COMPLIMENTARY FAMILY-HISTORY GUIDE
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Family Archive
Boston Braves Letter
February 21, 1948
Letter enclosing Sonny Grasso’s 1948 Boston Braves contract.
A Personal Note
Every family has stories that deserve to be remembered. Mine just happened to begin with Sonny and Teresa.
I hoped readers would come to know my grandparents.
But more than that, I hoped they would recognize someone from their own family.
A grandfather whose stories were never fully told.
A grandmother whose quiet traditions shaped generations.
A photograph tucked inside a drawer.
An ordinary life that turned out to be extraordinary.
If that happens, Sonny and Teresa becomes more than my family’s story.
It has become an invitation.
When I sign a copy of the book, I almost always write the same words: Welcome to the family.
Not because we’re related.
But because, somewhere in Sonny and Teresa’s story, I hope you find a little of your own.
—Salvatore A. Trancucci III