I haven't read this book, but want it to travel to fulfill a wish!

From the back cover:
"...unforgettable tale about life, love, family and friendship."

On its way to MyssCyn via the Wishlist Tag game. Enjoy!

[Edited to add: Released for 2011 Tick Tock Release Challenge.]

Thanks so much for this wishlist book, I will read and return so you can enjoy it too.
Edit: I asked and was given the go ahead to RABCK this book.

I tried to read this book when I first received it but just couldn't get into the story. I can't remember why but I'm glad I tried again.
It is narrated by an Italian father who passes away. He watches over his wife, children and mistress. Cute story.
I'd like to read more by this author. He brings back memories of my fathers family.
I miss Sunday Italian dinners with Grandma Salerno.

If you find a book I've wild released please make a journal entry. You don't have to join the site to do it but it will let me know that someone found it. Then please pass it on when you are finished.
If I've RABCKed a book to you please feel free to RABCK it forward or wild release it.

RABCK=Random Act of BookCrossing Kindness See you SHOULD join if you haven't already. Someone may send you a book you put on a wishlist!

Going to dvg becaube it is on her wishlist. Enjoy!

Arrived safely in NJ! Thank you so much MyssCyn! I'm so excited ... he writes well and I find the stories lovely and easy reads. Often as I read his books, they remind me of family members. Can't wait to dive in! =)

This book is traveling to Dove-i-Libri as part of the Wishlist Tag Game. I know you will enjoy this story.

My comments: I think this book is uniquely written because it begins its narrative from the perspective of the deceased father. Some mistakes made by the father, some fun Sunday family dinners, unique plot twists of a son basically growing up and falling in love. I found this to be a really enjoyable read. I think future readers will enjoy it as well. So happy this was shared with me! =)

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I received this yesterday in the mail as part of the US-Canada Wish List Tag game. Thank you so much, DVG, for sending it along. It looks like a wonderful story of family relationships that might just seem a bit familiar to me, having spent lots of family Sundays like the Catini family! Thanks again!
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From the author's web site: "... In Providence, Rhode Island, everybody knows Nick Catini. Street smart, with a quick wit and a larger-than-life personality, Nick is the go-to guy, the owner of Catini’s Hardware who’s there to score friends tickets to the big game or fix his daughters’ problems. Every Sunday, Nick presides over the family dinner, dishing out sauce and advice with equal abandon. It is a time for family, for grandchildren, for men watching football in the living room while the women gossip and plan in the kitchen. It is a time to remember what matters most in life. Sunday is the best day of the week, and nobody can imagine it without Nick.

But when Nick is suddenly gone, that is exactly what they have to do—go on without him. For his girls—Maria, Nina, and Gina—it means learning to stand on their own feet while arguing about whether or not their mother, Teresa, can date again. For Teresa, it means trying somehow to keep her family together, even as she wonders what it would be like to find love again. And for her carefree son, Johnny, it means making good on his father’s last request, a secret with the power to heal Johnny’s guarded heart, if it doesn’t destroy his family in the process.

Now, as the first leaves of fall stick to the wet streets of New England, as the winter snow melts into the pastel hues of spring, and everything seems new and different, the Catinis will be tested and changed as never before. For what seems like an insurmountable loss just may be the beginning of the best part of their lives."
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Jan 16, 2017: Starting to read this today for my "Reduce Mount TBR" Challenge for 2017. I've been looking forward to it since I received it in 2013. Holy Cow, that was a long time ago! ☺

January 21, 2017: I enjoyed this so much, and when I realized the "twist" (No spoilers!) I literally squealed in delight! Hope the next person who reads this enjoys it as much as I did!

☺ Happy Traveling, Book! ☺ Mailed to Titi-i-Libri in NJ.