A Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself [electronic resource] : Thelma and Louise Meets Goodfellas
Boyle, William2019
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After Brooklyn mob widow Rena Ruggiero hits her eighty-year-old neighbor Enzio in the head with an ashtray when he makes an unwanted move on her, she retreats to the Bronx home of her estranged daughter, Adrienne, and her granddaughter, Lucia, only to be turned away at the door. Their neighbor, Lacey 'Wolfie' Wolfstein, a one-time Golden Age porn star and retired Florida Suncoast grifter, takes Rena in and befriends her. When Lucia discovers that Adrienne is planning to hit the road with her ex-boyfriend, she figures Rena is her only way out of a life on the run with a mother she can’t stand. The stage is set for an explosion that will propel Rena, Wolfie, and Lucia down a strange path, each woman running from their demons, no matter what the cost.A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself is a screwball noir about finding friendship and family where you least expect it, in which William Boyle again draws readers into the familiar - and sometimes frightening - world in the shadows at the edges of New York’s neighborhoods.Praise for William Boyle'Bristling with energy, Gravesend marks Boyle out as a new name to watch' - The Guardian'A rough-as-hell, well-written read' - Sunday Sport'A brave and gripping novel from start to finish' - The Big Issue'A dark, hard hitting novel' - The Herald'A knockout combination of in-depth character work, Brooklyn atmosphere, and straight-up gritty noir. The devotion Boyle demonstrates for character, story and place is perhaps the one unadulterated emotion on display in a story imbued with ambiguous morality and loyalty' - Shelf Awareness
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[Place of publication not identified] : No Exit Press, 2019
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9780857301314
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English
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2824053
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