{"product_id":"household-saints-9781480445437","title":"Household Saints","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis tale of a family in Little Italy \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis \"a minor miracle . . . documenting the madness and the grace of God in everyday life\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On a 1950s September night so hot that the devout Catholics of Little Italy wonder if New York City has slipped into hell, the butcher Joseph Santangelo invites his friends to play pinochle. At the end of a long, sweaty, boozy evening, his friend Lino Falconetti, addled by wine and heat, bets the hand of his daughter, Catherine--and Santangelo wins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Santangelo's modern new wife clashes immediately with his superstitious, fiercely protective mother. But years later, it is Catherine who is horrified when the daughter they raise turns out to have more in common with the old world than the new. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author, this story of two generations of an Italian-American family is imaginative, evocative, funny, and warm--and was made into an acclaimed film directed by Nancy Savoca, starring Tracey Ullman, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Lili Taylor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancine Prose is the author of sixteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Changed Man\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and \u003ci\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award. Her most recent works of nonfiction include the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAnne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eReading Like a Writer\u003c\/i\u003e. A former president of PEN American Center and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Prose is a highly regarded critic and essayist, and has taught literature and writing for more than twenty years at major universities. She is a distinguished writer in residence at Bard College, and she lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649984532754,"sku":"9781480445437","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2dfec8e3-0aad-471b-af7b-48046001cc4d.jpg?v=1733279591","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/household-saints-9781480445437","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}