Brotherly Love: A Novel

Brotherly Love: A Novel

In the City of Brotherly Love, a car skids off the ice and ignites a chain of events that changes everything for eight-year-old Peter Flood. Peterâ€™s father is a powerful man, a union boss with mob connections, but all the power in the world is useless to a grieving son. Raised by his uncle, Peter tries to distance himself from the casual brutality of the family business, gravitating instead toward a small South Philly gym. Peterâ€™s cousin Michaelâ€”his â€œbrotherâ€â€”moves in another direction: into small-time intimidation and the trappings of a union prince. Neither, however, can outrun the logic of violence as theyâ€™re dragged into a world of bad blood and a chilling cycle of betrayal and retribution.
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Praise for Brotherly Love
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â€œA first-rate novel and a masterly evocation of that undercivilized and unfree America . . . The grace and confidence of [Pete Dexterâ€™s] prose conveys absolute authenticity.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
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â€œEnviably artful workâ€”carefully wrought, canny in its insights, sly in its presentation, sneaky in its revelations.â€â€”Chicago Tribune
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â€œExtraordinarily poignant . . . Brotherly Love is all bulletproof prose and flinty-eyed bravissimo. . . . But the quieter, sadder aspects of the novel are its strongest points.â€â€”The Boston Globe
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â€œTautly and often exquisitely written.â€â€”Los Angeles Times
Country USA
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-11-04
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-11-04
Format	Kindle eBook

Brotherly Love: A Novel

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