Publisher's Synopsis
In this family saga, the Montano family leaves Calabria, Italy in 1904 for an opportunity to better their lives in America. Their third son, Johnny, is considered the black sheep of his family by his father, yet, Johnny is the one that looks out for his parents and siblings throughout their lives. He obtains a good position as a union organizer, but his peers are jealous of his popularity, and set up his young married son to be a victim of entrapment by the government. We follow his son Jeff's life from childhood, marriage, prison and his struggle to find decent work crisscrossing the country over the years. His sister is his cheerleader always trying to encourage him that he has a lot to offer. The time span is from 1904 until 2013. This saga reveals family loyalty, great life disappointment, and innocence lost. By the end of the novel, the readers get to know Jeff Montano well and hopefully share in his heartache.
