The Fortunate Pilgrim
Author | : Mario Puzo |
Publisher | : Thorndike Press |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 0783882378 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780783882376 |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Lucia Santa came to New York from the mountain farms of Italy because she knew there had to be a better life. But what she finds in the streets of Hell's Kitchen is a life to break a strong woman's heart. Two tragic marriages, six children to support by herself, a fiery-hearted daughter who insists on living and loving as an American, an oldest son who gets involved with the mafia. And through it all, Lucia Santa -- wife, widow, mother, grandmother--endures as a woman of incomparable dignity, courage, and passion. Filled with laughter and tears, fury and forgiveness, The Fortunate Pilgrim is a spellbinding portrait of a family determined to survive in America. It is a novel that only Mario Puzo could have written.