Best of all, he supplies a grand set-piece finale-a parade-that will have readers dreaming of just one more movie." (Booklist) "What works well is Falco's depiction of Vito Corleone, which captures both the cool reserve of young Vito and the insight he demonstrates as Don.A worthy addition to the lurid world of the Five Families." (Kirkus) Members Reviews: Outstanding: An Instant Classic! Where does The Family Corleone rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? This could possibly be the best book I've ever listened to. Critic Reviews: "Channels the original so well that readers will be vividly reminded of Puzo's strengths.His moments of blam-blam-blam are ace. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. An exhilarating and profound novel of tradition and violence, of loyalty and betrayal, The Family Corleone will appeal to the legions of fans who can never get enough of The Godfather, as well as introduce it to a whole new generation.
Vito pushes Sonny to be a businessman, but Sonny - 17 years old, impatient, and reckless - wants something else: To follow in his father's footsteps and become a part of the real family business. While his youngest children, Michael, Fredo, and Connie, are in school, unaware of their father's true occupation, and his adopted son Tom Hagen is a college student, he worries most about Sonny, his eldest child. For Vito Corleone, nothing is more important than his family's future.
The crime families of New York have prospered in this time, but with the coming end of Prohibition, a battle is looming that will determine which organizations will rise and which will face a violent end. Listen to audiobook in full for free on Title: The Family Corleone Author: Ed Falco Narrator: Bobby Cannavale Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 05-08-12 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 226 votes Genres: Fiction, Contemporary Publisher's Summary: New York, 1933: The city and the nation are in the depths of the Great Depression.
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