{"product_id":"9781632130983","title":"The Creeds that Move Men's Hearts","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarolina Costandini is a first generation Italian-American living in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania-just outside of Pittsburgh-in the mid-1920s. As the only daughter in the family, she finds herself in a traditional role of cook and maid-a role she longs to escape. Her brothers attend school and work, but her own education ended at fifth grade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Italian neighborhood that she lives in is full of characters with complicated lives inevitably intersecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSara is a middle age woman, a dear friend of the family, who is persecuted by an abusive husband, Luca Vassari.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngelo Marchetti is the town barber and a widower with a mentally challenged daughter and an aging mother. A good and decent man, he finds himself forced to do battle with evil and risk imprisonment in a justice system that sees Italians as second-class citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mano Nero (the local mafia) has a strong hold on the town, threatening its citizens, but it also finds itself at war with the emerging power of the Ku Klux Klan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicoletta Pantuzzo is another neighbor to the Costandini family-a widow shunned by the women of the town because she is a prostitute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZia Izzy is Carolina's aunt who has the Italian gift of being a \"witch,\" which she hopes to pass on to Carolina. It is a temptation that Carolina entertains at the disapproval of her mother, Lena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Carolina struggles to navigate the rough waters of discovering her identity, she is befriended by Sr. Norbert, who acts as a confidant and guide. But ultimately, it is up to Carolina to make a decision that will impact the rest of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"eLectio Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032073519344,"sku":"9781632130983","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781632130983_p0.jpg?v=1772805751","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781632130983","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}