Henry Molise, a 50 year old, successful writer, returns to the family home to help with the latest drama; his aging parents want to divorce.
Writing with great passion Fante powerfully hits home the damage family can wreck upon us all..
This is typical of Fante\'s novels, it\'s autobiographical, and brimming with love, death, violence and religion.
His mother, though ill and devout to her Catholicism, still has the power to comfort and confuse her children.
Henry\'s tyrannical, brick laying father, Nick, though weak and alcoholic, can still strike fear into the hearts of his sons.
Henry Molise, a 50 year old, successful writer, returns to the family home to help with the latest drama; his aging parents want to divorce