Gemini Joe: Memoirs of Brooklyn

ISBN-13: 9780982711477 / Angielski-średniowieczny / Miękka / 2012 / 242 str.

Janet Sierzant

Opis

Joe grew up in Brooklyn during the Great depression, a time where discrimination against Italians was rampant. The youngest of four, he suffered abuse from his father and older brothers. Eventually, he cut ties with his family and moved to Long Island where he pursued a career in politics. Riding high on his charisma and charm, they called him Gemini Joe. Torn between his creative talents and the demons he inherited from his family, his roots were hard to ignore and the political pressure caused him to struggle with alcohol. Joe walked away from his wife and children. Estranged from his oldest daughter, years went by until he wrote her in a letter. It included a poem that triggered her curiosity. Although Janet grew up with him, she didn't know about his childhood and asked if he would tell her his story.