{"product_id":"wiseguys-in-paradise-9781948598743","title":"Wiseguys in Paradise","description":"\u003cb\u003eSometimes wiseguys are nice guys!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Spotte's bittersweet novel \u003ci\u003eWiseguys in Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e opens at the start of the 1960s. An unnamed drifter from southern Appalachia just out of the Army takes a job as dishwasher at an Italian restaurant in Coney Island famous as a gathering place for New York mobsters. The patrons and staff befriend him, and he falls in love with a divorced woman with a young daughter. Wary of commitment, he abandons them and hitchhikes to Key West. From there the story segues between locations as the narrator finds himself immersed in an unlikely community of love and friendship whose members include Mafia wiseguys, other drifters, a Jesuit priest\/marine biologist, immigrants, gays, and lesbians. Spotte's regional dialects crackle with authenticity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Spotte's other novels include, \u003ci\u003eIn an Empty Room\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Conversation with a Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Singing Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnimal Wrongs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWitchy Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Spotte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Books Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948598743\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43130472333427,"sku":"9.78195E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c6dd2242-26a7-4921-8180-df8b5043a6fc.jpg?v=1749821628","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/wiseguys-in-paradise-9781948598743","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}