No Questions Asked: The Secret Life of Women in the Mob
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- Synopsis
- Carmela Soprano has set the gold standard for our image of the American mob woman: a loyal materfamilias devoted to her family and her church, not to mention her exquisite Italian cooking. But beyond the teased-out hair and frosted nails, she is smart, savvy, and, at times, morally conflicted about her role in her husbands world. gets to the heart of this complex existence in No Questions Asked, an investigation of the real women in today's American Mafia. Longrigg delved into the hidden depths of the American mob society and discovered a subculture of powerful women in the midst of the Mafia patriarchy. From New Jersey to Chicago, Miami to LA, she interviewed the wives, mothers, daughters, and mistresses of "made men" to find out how they functioned in this deadly underworld. Some are irresistibly attracted to dangerous men-like Camille Serpico, who married her first husband's killer, and Lana Zancocchio, daughter of the reputed Bonanno family consigliere, who calls her terrifying father a "real man." Others, like Brenda Colletti, take part in criminal activities alongside their men, covering up for them with the police and plotting mob hits. And there are those who rebel, like Betty Tocco: to save her son from a life of crime, she conspired with the Feds to send her mob boss of a husband to jail for two hundred years. Longrigg profiles this fascinating cast of characters and their sacrifices, as well as their own uses and abuses of power. Looking at the women born into the Family and those who are inexplicably attracted to it, Longrigg portrays their struggles with identity, self-confidence, and conscience. Based on her unique access to the women behind the Mafia, and the first unprecedented glimpse into a fierce private, lethally complicated world. CLARE LONGRIGG is the author of Mafia Women an expose of women in the Mafia in Italy, writes for the Independent and the Guard in London, where she lives.
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 282 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781401351854
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 06/14/08
- Copyrighted By:
- Clare Longrigg
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Amber W
- Proofread By:
- Paula Mack
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.