Falconi's Tractor
by Dave LeBlanc
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Pub Date May 01 2019 | Archive Date Jul 30 2019
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Description
Like his three siblings, 32-year-old Alfredo “Freddy Flowers” Falconi has led two lives: the idyllic one before “The Incident”--his mother's 1984 death--and the complicated one afterward. He was just eight-years-old when his father abandoned the family, and nine when his oldest brother, “Small Carm,” covered up the circumstances of Rosa Falconi's demise to keep the family's honour intact. Twenty-three years later, that lie has become a black hole: hidden at the centre of all of their lives, it's supremely powerful force that, when uncovered by Freddy, threatens to tear them apart. Set against the backdrop of the Falconi family's shuttered tractor showroom on Toronto's pulsating and ethnically diverse Spadina Avenue, Falconi's Tractor explores the Italo-Canadian experience, Catholicism, family dynamics, the fall of a family business, infidelity, and mental health--all with a red Falconi tractor and a Ferrari sports car as bookends to the action.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781771833356 |
| PRICE | $25.00 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Paul V, Reviewer
Italian Canadians is a group I've never thought about, but this is an engaging story with interesting characters; Another story about how family history impacts members many years later. There's certainly drama and focus on family honor, and I did not predict what came next or how it ended. I enjoyed it overall, and read it pretty quickly. I'll be interested to check out Mr. LeBlanc's next book. I really appreciate the advanced copy for review!
Lizbeth D, Reviewer
I received an advanced digital copy of this book from Netgalley.com, the author and the publisher. Thanks to all for the opportunity to read and review.
Family relationships mold us and how we interact with others. Tragedies do the same. Family tragedies are even more profound and linger for years to come. That is Falconi's Tractor at it's heart. How do we move on when life will never be the same?
A good read, highly recommended.
4 out of 5 stars.
Beth S, Reviewer
Loved this book. Loved the family dynamics it portrayed. The characters were well-developed, and beleivable. Just a nice family story.
Cathy G, Reviewer
Falconi’s Tractor by Dave LeBlanc
The blurb for the book pretty much sums up what you will find in this book. The narrator is Freddy and as he takes you through his family history it is much like reading diary entries of his memories and stories he has been told. The Falconi family dynamics are fractured in more ways than one and that any of the siblings come out semi-normal as adults is rather amazing. I have to admit I skimmed the book looking for parts I was most interested in. Driving a tractor, the way the Falconi business ended up in Candada, architecture and such were not my favorite but I did enjoy reading about Gina getting away, Dom finding someone to care for and how the story finally came full circle. I also like the feeling at the end that there might be hope in the future for both Freddy and Dom.
Thank you to NetGalley and Guernica Editions for the ARC – This is my honest review.
2-3 Stars
Jennifer J, Reviewer
I grew up in Toronto, ON - the landscape of this book. I love reading an amazing story about a geographical region I am familiar with. As the Granddaughter of Hungarian immigrants who moved to Toronto after the 1956 Revolution, the prolific community of Kensington Market around Spadina Avenue and College Street is so historically significant to the city's history that anyone reading will immediately be able to picture the store front of Falcon's Tractor. Alfredo Falconi, the youngest child of the Falconi family watches the world around him change after the death of his Mother in 1984. Unsure how to proceed, he does what any child does and demonstrates resiliency, at least until he is old enough to begin to put the pieces together of that unfortunate life altering event.
This book is raw, emotional, and so beautifully written.
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