BOOK DESCRIPTION Perhaps you grew up in an Italian-American family. Or, maybe you were friendly with such a family. Or, maybe you just enjoy a glimpse into the way other ethnicities survive and thrive in the United States. In any case, you will almost certainly enjoy Bruno and Son. The book is a memoir about my childhood and adolescence during the Great Depression and World War II. Both born in Italy, my parents met in America. My father was twenty-nine and nicknamed Valentino by his paisani on North Broadway in Los Angeles. This was because he slicked his hair down with pomade and frequented...

THE BASIC STORY LINE When sixteen-year-old Justine Giordano's father, the head of the Andromeda Motion Picture Studio, commits suicide, her life is plunged into turmoil. She and her mother Amanda, a self-destructive alcoholic, are thrown into a state of near poverty. Also, Justine takes on the responsibility of rescuing her surrogate mother, Guadalupe, from her abusive husband. A beautiful, intelligent, and willful young woman, Justine is determined to climb the ladder of success. She is hungry for fame and money. A talented actress, she is willing to use sex to advance her career. Her mother...

THE BASIC STORY LINE When Julio Milano arrives at his girlfriend Tabitha's apartment, he finds her dying. Her throat has been slashed. Valerie, Tabitha's seven-year-old daughter, chillingly asks Julio to kill the person who murdered her mother. He responds, "He might kill me." The grim-faced child says, "No, you'll kill him." A promise has been made to bring the killer to justice. This is easier said than done. There are no good clues. However, Julio manages to zero in on several suspects. One suspect is Frankie "Swoonatra" Rossi, Tabitha's ex-lover and possibly Valerie's father. He is a...

Young Freud is a biographical novel based on Sigmund Freud's life. Set in 1885, the story is a fictional account of six months in Paris when he studied under the charismatic neurologist Jean Martin Charcot. Freud establishes a friendship with the devilish Italian physician Giacomo Lombardi. Freud has a bittersweet love affair with the quixotic Claudette, a young woman of doubtful reputation. He has a rewarding romance with Amelia, a fading, but still beautiful, middle-aged actress. He treats Alexandre Dumas fils, author of Our Lady of the Camellias for impotence. Freud helps Madame Delacroix,...