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The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took On the World's Most Powerful Mafia
The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took On the World's Most Powerful Mafia
The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took On the World's Most Powerful Mafia
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The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took On the World's Most Powerful Mafia

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The electrifying, untold story of the women born into the most deadly and obscenely wealthy of the Italian mafias – and how they risked everything to bring it down.

The Calabrian Mafia—known as the ’Ndrangheta—is one of the richest and most ruthless crime syndicates in the world, with branches stretching from America to Australia. It controls seventy percent of the cocaine and heroin supply in Europe, manages billion-dollar extortion rackets, brokers illegal arms deals—supplying weapons to criminals and terrorists—and plunders the treasuries of both Italy and the European Union.

The ’Ndrangheta’s power derives from a macho mix of violence and silence—omertà. Yet it endures because of family ties: you are born into the syndicate, or you marry in. Loyalty is absolute. Bloodshed is revered. You go to prison or your grave and kill your own father, brother, sister, or mother in cold blood before you betray The Family. Accompanying the ’Ndrangheta’s reverence for tradition and history is a violent misogyny among its men. Women are viewed as chattel, bargaining chips for building and maintaining clan alliances and beatings—and worse—are routine.

In 2009, after one abused ’Ndrangheta wife was murdered for turning state’s evidence, prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti considered a tantalizing possibility: that the ’Ndrangheta’s sexism might be its greatest flaw—and her most effective weapon. Approaching two more mafia wives, Alessandra persuaded them to testify in return for a new future for themselves and their children.

A feminist saga of true crime and justice, The Good Mothers is the riveting story of a high-stakes battle pitting a brilliant, driven woman fighting to save a nation against ruthless mafiosi fighting for their existence. Caught in the middle are three women fighting for their children and their lives. Not all will survive.

Editor's Note

Compelling true tale…

Tired of the misogynist tyranny in the Calabrian Mafia, known as the ’Ndrangheta, three women sought to bring down the mob in order to protect their future. A compelling page-turner that seems apropos in the wake of the Me Too movement.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateJun 5, 2018
ISBN9780062655639
The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took On the World's Most Powerful Mafia
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Alex Perry

Alex Perry has written for The New Yorker, Time magazine, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Roads & Kingdoms, and others. He is the author of several nonfiction books and e-books including The Rift, Lifeblood, and Falling Off the Edge. He has earned numerous journalism awards, including honors from the Society of Publishers in Asia, the Foreign Press Association in London, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund in Washington. A native of Philadelphia, he lives with his family near London.

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    REALLY INFORMATIVE & INTERESTING.. The TRUE Mafia story, ruthless & the courage of a few women. I literally cried at the end! ..

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