Donna Masotto

Broschiertes Buch

The Consigliere, A Novel

A Mafia Lawyer's Quest to Choose Love Over Revenge

Beschreibung

The Consigliere, A Mafia Lawyer’s Quest to Choose Love Over Revenge, is a coming-of-age, family saga that digs deep into the psyche of a middle-aged man stunned with grief and regret. Meet Declan Quinn, a mafia lawyer who believes his life is meaningless after the tragic drowning of his eight-year-old daughter. At a crossroad between misery and the longing for peace, he shuns his duties as the Consigliere and embarks on a search to find the sister he abandoned when he joined the mob thirty years ago. But first, he must confront his mafia Don and face the truth of his past. With a page-turning narrative, The Consigliere, A Mafia Lawyer’s Quest to Choose Love Over Revenge, is a story filled with suspense and intrigue. It starts when Declan Quinn is an angry, vengeful teen, and then catches up with him three decades later as he questions every choice, every crossroad—especially, the one he stands in now. Determined to reclaim his destiny and to find peace, Declan never expects his grandfather and son to assist him on this journey, but they become key figures when scheming against the mafia Don. At different stops, Declan reunites with friends he knew before joining the mob, beginning at the Lower East Side and Brooklyn. He treks through uncharted lands overseas to unveil a mystery hidden for twenty years. Declan uses the tools of love, forgiveness, and courage, as he tries to overcome life’s inevitable challenges and the past that haunts him—or hunts him down. Can Declan Quinn overcome a pact made with his mob boss that keeps him bound and gagged, or will he wiggle free from it all and find the light he once possessed? READERS’ FAVORITE REVIEWS: FIVE STARS Donna Masotto has crafted a story that is as inspiring as it is entertaining, starting with the protagonist’s colorful yet troubled childhood, with an abusive father who drank himself from one jail cell to the next. When his mother is murdered and his sister sent away, Declan has to forge his own path. The story is filled with emotion and the humanity of the characters comes out neatly through the narrative. The author allows the religious, albeit the spiritual, to intermingle with the mundane, exploring human nature from quite unique angles. The psychological dimension of the novel caught my attention from the very first page and I became keen on finding out what made Declan the man he grew up to be and the sudden, overwhelming desire to change his lifestyle. It’s a story of a man’s journey back to himself, but it is also a story of love that liberates from within. The Consigliere: A Mafia Lawyer’s Quest To Choose Love Over Revenge will appeal to readers who enjoy well-crafted crime novels. It is riveting and thoughtfully written. This is not just another mafia story—you know, the kind of stories that glamorize the mafia world and celebrate murder as if it's a rite of passage. No, Donna Masotto's The Consigliere is an eye-opener for everyone who has strayed far from love. When Declan's mother was murdered, he had to make a choice: either surrender to his anger and hatred and choose the path of revenge or allow his love for his sister to embrace him and move on to live a good life. The author's style of storytelling is really smooth and engaging. Declan's journey from keeping secrets to "removing the thorns with telling" is fascinating and enlightening. Honestly, I had not expected a book with a mafia background to be this gripping; however, that is what it turned out to be and much more!

Autor

Donna Masotto was born into an Italian-American family in the Sixties. As the middle child of eleven children, she became the consummate observer of human behavior; and hence, the family historian. Her writing is influenced by seeing first hand how the mafia infiltrated and threatened the lives of her family in Brooklyn, NY. Sure, she has a mafia connection, it sounds something like, "so-and-so was in so-and-so's wedding," that kind of thing, but it's far from a topic she'd be inclined to boast about. Ms. Masotto's viewpoint of the mafia is real, raw, and dirty, yet, true and bold. Her perspective provides readers an insider's view of life within the mafia that has never been told before. Crime isn't glamorized in her work--truth is. Donna holds a Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies and Human Services from California State University, Fullerton. She loves to research existential philosophy and the works of Thomas Merton, C.S. Lewis, and Viktor Frankl. She is a substitute teacher for San Diego Unified School District and for SD Diocesan schools. When not driving the back roads in Italy to collect ceramics for her import furniture business, she enjoys the San Diego area with her husband, John, three kids, and two Jack Russell terriers, Benny and Topaz. Most often you will find Donna teaching her six grandchildren the fantastic game of tennis at San Diego Tennis and Racquet Club.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Donna Rullo
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9780692158098
• ISBN-10: 069215809X
• Artikelnr.: 54042389