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An international bestseller that tells the epic story of the mafia’s beginnings in war-torn Italy and Roaring Twenties New York with fast-paced and violence-fuelled action.
In this remarkable novel based on a true story, author Vito Bruschini brilliantly narrates the spellbinding life of Prince Ferdinando Licata, the fictional founding father of the Sicilian mafia. Spanning more than two decades, The Prince travels from Sicily to the Bronx and back as the notorious mafiaso builds his power behind a veneer of honesty and elegance.
Prince Licata uses his personal power and charm to placate Sicilian peasants and fight off Mussolini’s fascists. But as tensions rise in war-ridden Italy, Licata flees to New York in hopes of finding peace. Fate, however, follows him across the seas, and he ends up in the middle of a conflict between the Irish and Italian gangs of the Bronx. Violence explodes and secrets unravel as Licata gains dominance over New York, but he soon returns to Sicily, where he is the target of vengeful families desperate to settle old scores.
A skillful storyteller, Bruschini depicts in visceral detail the dark underbelly of the notorious Italian mafia that has fascinated fans of The Godfather for decades. The Prince is a tour de force, replete with all the blood, guts, and glory of the mafia.
