Bonnie S. (Bonnie) - reviewed on 11/23/2013 + 421 more book reviews

This is from the back cover: "...historical mystery and family story that unwraps the many layers of family: honor, memory, and fear to find an honor killing in turn-of-the-century Detroit." And yes, while it happened in Detroit, the book flashes back and forth in time between there and Sicily. A hard book to read when you realize that these honor killings weren't just done upon the men who may have insulted the mafia, or a head of a household, but the also the wives and daughters who didn't obey the men. Well-written, a page-turner, anyone with immigrant or first generation history will find this story fascinating, and it doesn't have to be just Italians I'm sure.

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