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The Godmother: Murder, Vengeance, and the Bloody Struggle of Mafia Women

The Godmother: Murder, Vengeance, and the Bloody Struggle of Mafia Women

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  • Create Date：2022-09-05 17:21:36
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Barbie Latza Nadeau
  • ISBN：0143136119
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Reviews

Cody ，

Thank you to goodreads， the publisher & the author for providing me with this ARC！For me， I think maybe if Pupetta's story was in one whole chapter instead used to launch into different topics would have been better。 So many interesting stories of these women but honestly it makes me kinda just never want to ever go to Italy。 oops。 Thank you to goodreads， the publisher & the author for providing me with this ARC！For me， I think maybe if Pupetta's story was in one whole chapter instead used to launch into different topics would have been better。 So many interesting stories of these women but honestly it makes me kinda just never want to ever go to Italy。 oops。 。。。more

Bostieslovebooks ，

Barbie Latza Nadeau， an American investigative journalist living in Italy for several decades， details the realities of mafia life for women in her well-researched book， THE GODMOTHER。Nadeau’s interviews with mafia women， including the infamous Lady Camorra who murdered her husband’s killer in broad daylight， give the reader insight into not only what roles women play in the Italian mafia， but also the why behind these roles， and what has happened to some women when they challenged the status qu Barbie Latza Nadeau， an American investigative journalist living in Italy for several decades， details the realities of mafia life for women in her well-researched book， THE GODMOTHER。Nadeau’s interviews with mafia women， including the infamous Lady Camorra who murdered her husband’s killer in broad daylight， give the reader insight into not only what roles women play in the Italian mafia， but also the why behind these roles， and what has happened to some women when they challenged the status quo。I had very limited knowledge of the mafia prior to reading this book。 I did not know how pervasive it is in Italian society nor how there have been thousands of mafia-related deaths that weren’t from direct murder。 I wanted to pretend that this was a fiction book as it’s hard to believe the things Nadeau describes actually occurred and are still happening today。 There were a few parts that felt slightly repetitive， but otherwise this is a very well-written book。 She presents the information in an easy to digest format， injecting some of her feelings about the interviews in here and there。 That personalization gave me more of a connection to the book – I wasn’t just reading about women of the mafia – I was experiencing as much as I could of what it’s like to sit down for a conversation with a murderer。 I’d highly recommend THE GODMOTHER for fans of True Crime or anyone interested in learning about the mafia that’s often misrepresented in entertainment media。Thank you to Penguin Books for the ARC。 。。。more

Magen ，

An incredibly fascinating firsthand look into the lives of mob wives。 Barbie Latza Nadeau has done such a fantastic job portraying these women and their stories， you really feel as if you're there talking with them。 I truly enjoyed her writing style， it really made the book for me。 The stories would be great on their own but it takes a special writer to be able to portray them in a way that is entertaining， informational and treats the subject fairly。 Thank you to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Pen An incredibly fascinating firsthand look into the lives of mob wives。 Barbie Latza Nadeau has done such a fantastic job portraying these women and their stories， you really feel as if you're there talking with them。 I truly enjoyed her writing style， it really made the book for me。 The stories would be great on their own but it takes a special writer to be able to portray them in a way that is entertaining， informational and treats the subject fairly。 Thank you to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Penguin Books for the eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Jami Szalla ，

Absolutely fascinating！ I didn’t know too much about the mafia， let alone a woman’s life within it， and this book really went into。 Huge respect to Barbie Nadeau who went and spoke with many of these women。

=^。^= Janet =^。^= ，

Publication date: September 6， 2022Thank you to NetGalley， the author， and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 （FTC compliance met with this statement。） This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own， are not a result of compensation and may be affected by the fact that I currently have nothing better to do than read multiple books a day sitting at the nursing home with mom and dad or in front of the a。c。！！SYNOPSIS************** Publication date: September 6， 2022Thank you to NetGalley， the author， and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 （FTC compliance met with this statement。） This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own， are not a result of compensation and may be affected by the fact that I currently have nothing better to do than read multiple books a day sitting at the nursing home with mom and dad or in front of the a。c。！！SYNOPSIS*****************The untold stories of the women who have risen to prominence and notoriety in Italy's mafia—many more ruthless than the fathers and husbands they replaced—and the octogenarian murderer who decades ago blazed a bloody trail for them to follow。In 1955 in a public market outside Naples， Italy， a pregnant teenage widow named Assunta “Pupetta” Maresca encounters the man she believes to be her husband's killer。 Minutes later， police find the man dead， riddled with an astonishing 29 bullets。 Pupetta is arrested and convicted for his death。 "I killed for love，" she declares in court， "and I'd do it again！"It is the middle of the twentieth century。 Italy is impoverished after the war。 Criminal organizations are springing up where governments fail their citizens。 Women are considered adjunct to the growth of the criminal class; they are mothers who train sons in the primacy of blood feuds， or they are daughters and sisters who deliver messages to imprisoned male relatives。 But Pupetta changes that。 She is heralded "Lady Camorra，" and in prison， she takes on legendary stature， with films and TV shows produced to capitalize on her outlaw image。 The crime and even the killing does not stop there for Pupetta， and though she is arguably the first mafia godmother， she is not the worst。Some of the women who follow in her footsteps will meet terrible fates; others will lead their clans。 But if CNN correspondent and Daily Beast Rome bureau chief makes one thing clear in The Godmother， it's that as women seize ever more control of Italy's criminal underworld， they are proving themselves more vicious， cunning and cutthroat than the men they replace。This book was utterly fascinating and I inhaled it in one fell swoop。。。this lady has balls， for sure。 I have read most of Nadeau's books and I can see this one flying off the shelves as it was well crafted and engrossing 。。。 it even made me forget that it was 7000 degrees outside and that there were tornado warnings that will continue for at least another 12 hours！Highly recommended to any fan of criminal justice and true life crime！ 。。。more