Gangster: A NovelRandom House Publishing Group, 2002-07-30 - 384 psl. Love. Violence. Destiny. These powerful themes ricochet through Lorenzo Carcaterras new novel like bullets from a machine gun. In Gangster, he surpasses even his bestselling Sleepers to create a brutal and brilliant American saga of murder, forgiveness, and redemption. Born in the midst of tragedy and violence and raised in the shadow of a shocking secret, young Angelo Vestieri chooses to flee both his past and his father to seek a second familythe criminals who preside over early 20th century New York. In his bloody rise from soldier to mob boss, he encounters ever more barbaric betrayalsin friendship, in his brutal business, in loveyet simultaneously comes to understand the meaning of loyalty, the virtue of relationships, and gains a perspective on the lonely, if powerful, life he has chosen. As the years pass, as enemies are made and defeated, as wars are fought and won, the old don meets an abandoned boy who needs a parent as much as protection. By taking Gabe under his wing and teaching him everything he knows, Angelo Vestieri will learn, in the winter of his life, which is greater: his love for the boy he cherishes, or his need to be a gangster and to live by the savage rules he helped create. A sweeping panoramic with riveting characters, a unique understanding of the underworld philosophy, and a relentless pace, Gangster travels through the time of godfathers and goodfellas to our own world of suburban Sopranos. But this is more than just an authentic chronicle of crime. Setting a new standard for this acclaimed author, Gangster is a compassionate portrait of one man's fight against his fateand an unforgettable epic of a family, a city, a century. |
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... thick purple. A thin blue sheet covered his chest; long hands, more bone than skin, rested flat across its top. He took in slow breaths, gurgles working their way from throat to nose, the rank odor of death floating through the room ...
... thick purple. A thin blue sheet covered his chest; long hands, more bone than skin, rested flat across its top. He took in slow breaths, gurgles working their way from throat to nose, the rank odor of death floating through the room ...
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... thick gray hair combed straight back in an old - fashioned twist . There was a soft glow to her face , lines and wrinkles defiantly held in check . She had sharp dark eyes , red polish spread over manicured nails and a two - piece navy ...
... thick gray hair combed straight back in an old - fashioned twist . There was a soft glow to her face , lines and wrinkles defiantly held in check . She had sharp dark eyes , red polish spread over manicured nails and a two - piece navy ...
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... thick , tanned face . He patted the top of Carlo's head . " He's a good boy , " the man said , smiling . Very quiet . No trouble to us . He's almost a part of the family already . " " I will get you your money , Gaspare , " Paolino ...
... thick , tanned face . He patted the top of Carlo's head . " He's a good boy , " the man said , smiling . Very quiet . No trouble to us . He's almost a part of the family already . " " I will get you your money , Gaspare , " Paolino ...
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... thick strands of brown hair . She rubbed her inflated stomach , her eyes squeezed shut , hoping to will away the constant pain . She was a farmer's daughter , an only child raised like a son , toiling on ungiving land from first light ...
... thick strands of brown hair . She rubbed her inflated stomach , her eyes squeezed shut , hoping to will away the constant pain . She was a farmer's daughter , an only child raised like a son , toiling on ungiving land from first light ...
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... thick hands , inching the baby along , one painful movement at a time . " What do you need me to do ? " Paolino asked , standing over the midwife's shoulders . Filomena turned her head , arching one heavy eye up toward Paolino , staring ...
... thick hands , inching the baby along , one painful movement at a time . " What do you need me to do ? " Paolino asked , standing over the midwife's shoulders . Filomena turned her head , arching one heavy eye up toward Paolino , staring ...
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