Publication date UK format 6/1/22 audio time 9h 53m, book 368 pages
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Synopsis
In the vein of an American Elena Ferrante, a captivating debut novel about the tangled fates of two best friends and daughters of the Italian mafia, and a coming-of-age story of twentieth-century Brooklyn. Two daughters. Two families. One inescapable fate. Sofia Colicchio is a free spirit, a loud, untamed thing. Antonia Russo is thoughtful, ever observing the world around her. Best friends from birth, their homes share a brick wall and their fathers are part of an unspoken community that connects them all: the Family. Sunday dinners gather the Family each week to feast, discuss business, and renew the intoxicating bond borne of blood and love. Until Antonia’s father dares to dream of a different life and goes missing soon after. His disappearance drives a whisper-thin wedge between Sofia and Antonia as they become women, wives, mothers, and leaders, all the while maintaining a complex and at times conflicted friendship. Both women are pushing against the walls of a prison made up of expectations, even as they remain bound to one another, their hearts expanding in tandem with Red Hook and Brooklyn around them. One fateful night their loyalty to each other and the Family will be tested. Only one of them can pull the trigger before it’s too late.
My Review
This was a great story. I knew from the start that I was going to like this book.it was well wrote and had a great sense of atmosphere that I thought the narrator did an excellent job at bringing it through on the audiobook. The narrator was a perfect fit for this story and I loved her tone and pitch. The story is like a mafia story where the wives doesn't know until suspicious thinks start happening. Her husband never see sense. I was at the edge of my seat throughout and I loved the unexpected twists to the story. I liked the development of the characters they were oth engaging and interesting but you never get to know them fully as that's the point to make you think. I enjoyed the run up to the ending as the secrets starred to ome out of the woodwork. When the 2 friends started to suspect all is not well. Then before I knew it was the end. For the 5th star I would of like to see a bit more in the ending to make it feel more complete. I definitely recommend this book if you like family sagas and mafia type families.
So much praise goes out to the author and publishers for creating this very engaging page turner. I will definitely be looking out for more books by this great author.
Where you can buy this book
Amazon US K 13.99, AUDIBLE, HC $13.00, PB $17.00
Google Books ebook £6.99
Waterstones HC £14.99
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Kobo ebook £6.99, audiobook £14.49
Amazon UK K £6.99, AUDIBLE 0.99, HC £8.09, PB £8.27
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