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The Family (Paperback)
Tonino Benacquista; Translated by Emily Read
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The story is violent, pacy and full of black humour. Imagine the
Soprano family arriving in France, or perhaps better, Ray Liotta,
the snitch from 'Goodfellas' settling down with his family in a
small town in Normandy. Under cover of darkness, an American family
moves into a villa in Cholong-sur-Avre in Normandy. Fred Blake
tells everyone he is writing a history of the landings. In fact
Blake is Giovanni Manzoni, an ex-Mafia boss who grassed and is now
in the FBI Witness Protection Program. Having blown his cover a
number of times in the US, the FBI finally sends him to France.
Things happen to this thuggish family: a plumber who angers Fred
with delays and exorbitant estimates 'falls down the stairs' and
breaks both arms, the manager of the local supermarket insults
Maggie behind her back so that afternoon his supermarket burns
down, Warren, the son, starts a gang in his lycee, to intimidate
and extort other pupils. A coincidence beyond belief blows Fred's
cover yet again and, with the arrival of the shooters from Newark,
he is able to dive back into the violent life of crime he misses so
much.
'Few gypsies want to be seen as poor, although many are. Such was
the case with old Angelina's sons, who possessed nothing other than
their caravan and their gypsy blood. But it was young blood that
coursed through their veins, a dark and vital flow that attracted
women and fathered numberless children. And, like their mother, who
had known the era of horses and caravans, they spat upon the very
thought that they might be pitied.' So begins the story of a tribe
exiled to the outskirts of the city, outlawed and ostracized by
society. Esther, a young librarian from the town, wants to teach
Angelina's grandchildren to read. She runs into a wall of suspicion
but eventually manages to tame the children and gain Angelina's
confidence. Dealing with the widow's five sons is another matter.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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