{"product_id":"the-good-mothers-the-true-story-of-the-women-who-took-on-the-worlds-most-powerful-mafia-9780062655615","title":"The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World's Most Powerful Mafia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOW A MAJOR TV SERIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe electrifying, untold story of the women born into the most deadly and obscenely wealthy of the Italian mafias - and how they risked everything to bring it down.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Calabrian Mafia--known as the \u003cem\u003e'Ndrangheta\u003c\/em\u003e--is one of the richest and most ruthless crime syndicates in the world, with branches stretching from America to Australia. It controls seventy percent of the cocaine and heroin supply in Europe, manages billion-dollar extortion rackets, brokers illegal arms deals--supplying weapons to criminals and terrorists--and plunders the treasuries of both Italy and the European Union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e'Ndrangheta\u003c\/em\u003e's power derives from a macho mix of violence and silence--\u003cem\u003eomertà\u003c\/em\u003e. Yet it endures because of family ties: you are born into the syndicate, or you marry in. Loyalty is absolute. Bloodshed is revered. You go to prison or your grave and kill your own father, brother, sister, or mother in cold blood before you betray The Family. Accompanying the \u003cem\u003e'Ndrangheta\u003c\/em\u003e's reverence for tradition and history is a violent misogyny among its men. Women are viewed as chattel, bargaining chips for building and maintaining clan alliances and beatings--and worse--are routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2009, after one abused \u003cem\u003e'Ndrangheta\u003c\/em\u003e wife was murdered for turning state's evidence, prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti considered a tantalizing possibility: that the \u003cem\u003e'Ndrangheta\u003c\/em\u003e's sexism might be its greatest flaw--and her most effective weapon. Approaching two more mafia wives, Alessandra persuaded them to testify in return for a new future for themselves and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA feminist saga of true crime and justice, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e is the riveting story of a high-stakes battle pitting a brilliant, driven woman fighting to save a nation against ruthless mafiosi fighting for their existence. Caught in the middle are three women fighting for their children and their lives. Not all will survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerry, Alex:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAlex Perry has written for \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker, Time\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, \u003cem\u003eNewsweek, \u003c\/em\u003e The Daily Beast, Roads \u0026amp; Kingdoms, and others. He is the author of several nonfiction books and e-books including \u003cem\u003eThe Rift, Lifeblood, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFalling Off the Edge.\u003c\/em\u003e He has earned numerous journalism awards, including honors from the Society of Publishers in Asia, the Foreign Press Association in London, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund in Washington. A native of Philadelphia, he lives with his family near London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459912339730,"sku":"9780062655615","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3eb63766-e3b2-4b47-9208-4729cbbd0749.jpg?v=1730014661","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-good-mothers-the-true-story-of-the-women-who-took-on-the-worlds-most-powerful-mafia-9780062655615","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}