About the Author

A mother of three and grandmother of eleven, Penelope Carlevato was born in England and moved to the United States as a young girl. Tea has always been a way of life for her and her family, and she owned her own tea business for more than twenty years. She speaks internationally and writes on tea and annually takes groups on a tea tour of England. She has had a lifelong fascination with the era of the Titanic and is passionate about imparting the etiquette and manners of that bygone era to the younger generation.

The author of Tea on the Titanic and a columnist for Leading Hearts magazine, she has written for Focus on the Family, co-host of Cooking up Wonders and has been a contributing author in many compilation books. Carlevato is a registered nurse and currently lives in Colorado with her husband, Norm.