Ragazzo

von Gio

208 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

RAGAZZO-is an action, adventure novel with humor, comradeship, danger and romance1927-Rocco Roselli, a gambler, will take you through the steaming streets of Little Italy in New York City; with the smells, the sights and the sounds of immigrants in crowded tenements. There's prohibition, gangsters, bootleg whiskey and speakeasies. Rocco is incredibly powerful as he defies the mob. Also, there are magical moments with his outrageous girlfriend Barbara Collins. 1928-Angel Dupree 19, tall and sultry, leaves New Orleans to go to New York City; alone and no money. Angel will excite you and captivate your mind and heart as she keeps you in suspense; chasing her fantasy dream and then her turbulent sizzling romance with Rocco Roselli. 1945- Nick Salerno, young and wild, lives in the Bronx, New York, with his immigrant parents. There's tremendous energy and excitement with Nick and his friends. The characters are vividly gripping as they venture out to have fun but encounter danger. At the age 15 Nick is deflowered by Anna Koskowsky a Polish refugee. Then there's Jessica, a Negro, who knows Nick from school days. His mother Sophia tells Nick her long held secret that devastates him.While in the Army Nick learned to box--That's another chapter. Mario Salerno, Nick's father is a mystery. The dialogue is realistically spoken with the New York flavor.As the novel weaves together between two different eras, the scenes are vivid and the characters are captivating.

• Themen: Belletristik Action- / Abenteuerromane
• ISBN: 9781477262221
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.10.2012
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: AuthorHouse