On August 15, 1953, the day of a tumultuous street carnival in Elephant Park, Ohio, the baker Rocco LaGrassa receives a devastating piece of news: his son has died in a POW camp in Korea. Rocco's dogged life is transformed.
This unforgettable debut novel follows Rocco, an elderly abortionist, an enigmatic drapery seamstress, a teenage boy and a jeweller deep into the heart of a crime that will twist all of their lives.
A National Book Award Finalist.
| ISBN: | 9780099555766 |
| Publication date: | 2nd June 2011 |
| Author: | Salvatore Scibona |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 296 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |