{"product_id":"9780984468164","title":"Father Sandro's Money","description":"The LaRosa family leaves Italy and lives through 30 years of real events spanning 1908 through 1930 in East Boston, New England and the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFather Sandro’s ill-begotten money entwines the lives of the LaRosa family who flee Italy and settle in East Boston in 1909. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile encountering the Spanish Influenza, the Great Molasses Flood, and other historical events, conflict arises between religious zealot Joseph and wife Maria Avita who believes that God helps those who help themselves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArmed with a mixture of parental traits, eight LaRosa children smack head-on into their own destinies, bumping into such personalities as Bartolomeo Vanzetti, FDR, and Vito Cascio Ferro. And Father Sandro’s money is there all the way to the very last page!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for K Spirito’s Father Sandro’s Money:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fast paced story of family, faith, betrayal, passion, mafia violence and love set in immigrant neighborhoods of early 20th century Boston—it’s fun!”\u003cbr\u003e—Woody  Woodland - WSMN Radio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“K Spirito tells a wonderful . . .very emotional story. . .I was there with the LaRosa’s, living through their times of triumph, and times of tragedy. What a great storyteller!”\u003cbr\u003e—Lisa Ann, Editor, Book Review Café\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“K Spirito captures you on page one, impossible to put down.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jack Balcom, current Merrimack Town Trustee and former NH State Representative","brand":"A Snowy Day Distribution \u0026 Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118960951536,"sku":"9780984468164","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780984468164_p0.jpg?v=1763889099","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780984468164","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}