{"product_id":"book-jvjz","title":"Saint of the Narrows Street","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGRAVESEND, BROOKLYN, 1986:\u003c\/strong\u003e Risa Franzone lives in a ground-floor apartment on Saint of the Narrows Street with her bad-seed husband, Saverio, and their eight-month-old baby, Fabrizio. On the night Risa’s younger sister, Giulia, moves in to recover from a bad breakup, a fateful accident occurs: Risa, boiled over with anger and fear, strikes a drunk, erratic Sav with a cast-iron pan, killing him on the spot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eThe sisters are left with a choice: notify the authorities and make a case for self-defense, or bury the man’s body and go on with their lives as best they can. In a moment of panic, in the late hours of the night, they call upon Sav’s childhood friend—the sweet, loyal Christopher “Chooch” Gardini—to help them, hoping they can trust him to carry a secret like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eOver the vast expanse of the next eighteen years, life goes on in the working-class Italian neighborhood of Gravesend as Risa, Giulia, Chooch, and eventually Fabrizio grapple with what happened that night. A standout work of character-driven crime fiction from a celebrated author of the form, \u003cem\u003eSaint of the Narrows Street\u003c\/em\u003e is a searing and richly drawn novel about the choices we make and how they shape our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“With \u003c\/em\u003eSaint of the Narrows Street\u003cem\u003e, a magnum opus of family and crime, blood both shared and spilled, William Boyle proves himself once more the poet laureate of Brooklyn, and a writer of true craft and depth. William Boyle is the real thing. I don’t know how else to say it.”\u003c\/em\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eJordan Harper\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eEverybody Knows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49458451775792,"sku":"BDjvjz","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":50115539501360,"sku":"ZEjvjz","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":50115539534128,"sku":"ZMjvjz","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/689449-jvjz-Square.jpg?v=1740860481","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jvjz","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}