Most Precious Blood
by Vince Sgambati
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Pub Date Mar 01 2018 | Archive Date Jul 04 2018
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Description
Hard Luck Lenny Lasante is the quintessential good son, brother, and father. He fears a calamity will derail his son's future the way his own dreams were derailed years ago and is adamant that Frankie leave home for college, but Frankie is preoccupied with thoughts of Gennaro DiCico, the son of a small-time mobster. Lenny's fears are realized when a cabdriver's son avenges his father's murder. Most Precious Blood, set in the eleventh-hour of a declining Italian-American neighborhood, speaks of complex and often destructive loyalties, consequences, and forgiveness.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781771833066 |
| PRICE | $25.00 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Cardyn B, Media/Journalist
The surrealistic opening scene of Most Precious Blood by Vince Sgambati establishes the tone for the first act of this engaging fictionalized coming-of-age memoir about home as a refuge and a burden.
When one character says on page 254, "Scratch through the veneer of fiction and you found real people, places, and events," it underscores the ring of truth in this cautionary tale about parents and children--particularly fathers and sons. Like the evolution from child to adult, the narrative tone of Most Precious Blood starts with a sense of the fantastical, then shifts into sober practicality.
