Bibliograph

A friend is a gift you give yourself, William Boyle

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A friend is a gift you give yourself, William Boyle

Language

eng

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Literary Form

novels

Main title

A friend is a gift you give yourself

Responsibility statement

William Boyle

Summary

After Brooklyn mob widow Rena Ruggiero hits her neighbour Enzio in the head with an ashtray when he makes an unwanted move on her, she embarks on a bizarre adventure. Taking off in Enzio's '62 Impala, she retreats to the Bronx home of her estranged daughter, Adrienne, and her granddaughter, Lucia, only to be turned away by Adrienne at the door. Their neighbour, Lacey "Wolfie" Wolfstein, a 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 Richie, she figures Rena's her only way out of a life on the run with a mother she can't stand. But Richie has massacred a few members of the Brancaccio crime family for a big payday and he drags more trouble into the mix in the form of an unhinged enforcer named Crea. The stage is set for an explosion that will propel Rena, Wolfie, and Lucia down a strange path - each woman running from something and unsure what comes next

Target audience

adult

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