Phyllis Karas, author of "Women of Southie", to speak in Marblehead on Tuesday Oct. 30

Phyllis Karas, author of “Women of Southie”, to speak in Marblehead on Tuesday Oct. 30

Marblehead, Ma. The new book by Phyllis Karas.

Marblehead, Ma. 10-1-18. The new book by Phyllis Karas.

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Marblehead, Ma. Phyllis Karas and her new book, "Women of Southie."

Marblehead, Ma. 10-1-18. Phyllis Karas and her new book Women of Southie.

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Phyllis Karas, Anna and baby Annabella Weeks

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MARBLEHEAD — Meet Phyllis Karas. Grandmother. Doctor’s wife. Mob biographer. “How does a nice Jewish grandmother from Marblehead get involved with South Boston mobsters?” asks Karas, repeating the reporter’s obvious…

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Phyllis Karas, author of “Women of Southie”, to speak in Marblehead on Tuesday Oct. 30

Marblehead, Ma. The new book by Phyllis Karas.

Marblehead, Ma. Phyllis Karas and her new book, "Women of Southie."

Phyllis Karas, Anna and baby Annabella Weeks

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