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(More customer reviews)To think that I was actually tracking down another mob book, Mafia Marriage, also written by the wife of a Mafioso, to discover a far more courageous and gripping read in The Company She Keeps by Georgia Durante. Not just a great mob book, but an autobiography of enduring pathos and "endless nightmares": the small town, covergirl; the Mafia friendships, romances and the murders; the marriages of love, abuse, and betrayal; the stalking of a manic and the FBI (you'll have to read to get her code name); the fugitive family and the bonds that broke and then mended; the get-away driver turned Hollywood stunt driver
The lighthearted and inconsequential image of mobster Sammy G being thrown from a horse into the water stands in my mind... Also, the irony of mobster Joey T showing up unannounced to Georgia's wedding asking a favor: For money!These remind me of how close to the inside Georgia was...hanging out with choleric mobsters who are also portrayed with almost filial-like protection and caring.
This serendipitous read made me think of my daughter and the effects that ones `company' can have. And despite the despair and at times baseness of man, the ramifications of 'the company you keep' and the real life courage shown in this book makes this opportune for teen reading as well.
So, sit back, get some coffee, and have plenty of hours ahead when you start this heart-wrenching read. Don't do as I did, and start the book in the evening. Even though Georgia has left her `mob' life about half way through the book, you don't get any intermission. Thanks Georgia.
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A female Goodfellas— the true story of A supermodel turned getaway driver for the mob.All-American beauty Georgia Durante was one of the most photographed models in the country when she married mobster Joe Lamendola. It plunged her into a world she never dreamed of—and one she feared she'd never survive—as a getaway driver for the Mafia and an eyewitness to unspeakable violence, brutality, and murder, as she came to understand the terrifying risk of being married to the Mob.
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