From Mafia Princess to Lesbian Chic

From Mafia Princess to Lesbian Chic isn't your typical memoir-it's Elaine Adita Agnes in all her loud, funny, unfiltered glory. Raised in a chaotic Italian household in Philadelphia, with mob connections looming in the background and food always on the table, Adita's childhood was equal parts love, fear, and pasta. Street-smart and South Philly-tough, she dishes on family feuds, forbidden romances, and the kind of darkly comic moments only she could turn into punchlines. Her lifelong struggle with food addiction and body image weaves through a story of reinvention: from surviving the shame of her father's underworld ties to carving out her own identity as a fiercely independent spiritual woman, a celebrated beauty industry pro, and a proud lesbian living life out loud.

With wit as sharp as her shears, Adita brings readers into the salon chair of her world-a place where laughter, tears, and outrageous honesty all get equal time. Whether she's recounting mob stereotypes, portraying life at the ashram, or revealing the hard-earned lessons of love and loss, her story is as raw and relatable as it is wildly entertaining. This is a memoir for anyone who's ever wrestled with family baggage, searched for belonging, or simply loves a damn good story served with sass, sauce, and a side of soul.

Elaine Adita Agnes is an author, speaker, fashionista hairstylist, meditation and yoga teacher and makeup artist, living her best and boldest life in Atlanta, Georgia