Summary: Confession is good for the soul, even after the soul has been claimed. The novel “Forty Years in a Day” by Mona Rodriguez begins in Italy, 1900. After years of torment and neglect, Victoria and her four small children emigrate to Hell’s Kitchen, New York, to escape her alcoholic, abusive husband. On the day they leave, he tragically dies, but she doesn’t learn of his death for several years — it’s a secret that puts many lives on hold. Quickly, they realize America’s streets are not paved with gold, and the limits of human faith and stamina are tested time and again. Poverty, illness, death, kidnapping, and the reign of organized crime are just some of the crosses they bear. Now, Victoria’s eldest son, Vincenzo, is the sole surviving member of the family, and he shares a gut-wrenching account of their lives with his daughter Clare during a visit to Ellis Island on his 90th birthday. He explains how his life, and the lives of his siblings, have been secretly intertwined with an infamous Irish mob boss. And he ends his unsettling disclosure with a monumental request that leaves Clare speechless. More below the media player. Listen to Mona Rodriguez [...]Similar Posts:Can a Patient’s Silence Kill the Doctor?Coming to Grips With The Reality of ChangeInside A Successful Writer’s ImaginationFalling Hard for the Girl of His DreamsStuck On a Prison Planet With a Killer The post One Family’s Story of Coming to America appeared first on The Bookcast.
