A Safe Place: The True Story of a Father, a Son, a Murder

By: Lorenzo Carcaterra

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Synopsis: From the book: I was fourteen, walking on a beach in Ischia, a Mediterranean island forty miles off the coast of Naples, when I found out about my father. A white cotton towel hung around my neck, the morning sun warmed my back and soft waves rolled against a pea-green fishing boat. A cluster of children were building sand castles by the shore while three German tourists nodded in approval. It was mid-July 1969, my first summer away from home and the most peaceful time in my life. My mother, slumped and weary, stood at my side, staring out to sea. She hardly noticed the Moroccan merchant who was offering good buys on cheap goods or the beach bum selling cool slices of fresh coconut. She reached for my hand, her brown eyes softened by the passing years. "It's time you knew the truth," she said. "About your father." ...

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 165 Pages
Publisher:: N/A
Date of Addition:: 11/14/06
Copyrighted By:: Lorenzo Carcaterra
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Parenting and Family, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Sister M. Dolores Dean
Proofread By:: Lena
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.