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In his tantalizing debut novel, John Fusco marvelously traces the unforgettable trajectory of twelve-year-old Nunzio Paradiso's last summer of innocence. To Kill a Mockingbird depicted such a summer-the last unfettered, wondrous season of youth.
Each new wreck towed into Paradise Salvage-where the ferocious crusher presides with its power to reduce luxury automobiles into heaps of twisted metal-is a desultory gift from Fortune. Sometimes it's a handful of loose change or an old copy of Vue magazine with a Betty Page centerfold under the front seat, but on a hot summer day in 1979, in the trunk of an abandoned Pontiac, Nunzio uncovers a secret that will change his life.
In the blink of an eye, all evidence is lost to the crusher, and only his older brother Danny Boy believes Nunzio's story. Enlisting the help of his father's renegade cousin, an ex-cop with a dark history of his own, he embarks on a bizarre and dangerous journey.
A story of innocence lost and justice found, of ambition frustrated and dreams realized, and the difference between generations of a family struggling to reconcile the traditions of the past with the demands of the present, Paradise Salvage glows with heart and marks the debut of a gifted storyteller.
Each new wreck towed into Paradise Salvage-where the ferocious crusher presides with its power to reduce luxury automobiles into heaps of twisted metal-is a desultory gift from Fortune. Sometimes it's a handful of loose change or an old copy of Vue magazine with a Betty Page centerfold under the front seat, but on a hot summer day in 1979, in the trunk of an abandoned Pontiac, Nunzio uncovers a secret that will change his life.
In the blink of an eye, all evidence is lost to the crusher, and only his older brother Danny Boy believes Nunzio's story. Enlisting the help of his father's renegade cousin, an ex-cop with a dark history of his own, he embarks on a bizarre and dangerous journey.
A story of innocence lost and justice found, of ambition frustrated and dreams realized, and the difference between generations of a family struggling to reconcile the traditions of the past with the demands of the present, Paradise Salvage glows with heart and marks the debut of a gifted storyteller.
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'A suspense-driven thriller that packs in humour, pathos, fear and generosity of spirit' -- Val McDermid
'If you were to cross 'The Sopranos' with 'The Catcher in the Rye', you would probably end up with this suspenseful novel. And very good it is too ...' -- The Times
'Paradise Salvage is a triumph, and all who read it will be better for it' -- Lorenzo Carcaterra
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'If you were to cross 'The Sopranos' with 'The Catcher in the Rye', you would probably end up with this suspenseful novel. And very good it is too ...' -- The Times
'Paradise Salvage is a triumph, and all who read it will be better for it' -- Lorenzo Carcaterra
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'Paradise Salvage is a true portmanteau novel – it’s an elegy, a celebration, a rite of passage, an exploration of the roots of family, loyalty and love. But it’s also a suspense-driven thriller that packs in humour, pathos, fear and a rare generosity of spirit. It’s that rare things – a genuine thriller that also warms the heart.' VAL McDERMID
'Paradise Salvage is a true portmanteau novel – it’s an elegy, a celebration, a rite of passage, an exploration of the roots of family, loyalty and love. But it’s also a suspense-driven thriller that packs in humour, pathos, fear and a rare generosity of spirit. It’s that rare things – a genuine thriller that also warms the heart.' VAL McDERMID
'A rich Italian/American social stew that rings true: vivid, atmospheric, and full of real-life dialogue...something found in all too few books nowadays' PETER MAYLE, author of A YEAR IN PROVENCE
'John Fusco has given us a book with a large and loving heart, a joyful and exhilarating journey that reaches out to touch the hardest of souls. Paradise Salvage is a work of triumph and all who read it will be the better For it.’ LORENZO CARCATERRA, author of SLEEPERS and GANGSTER
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- Publication date2002
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