{"product_id":"the-fortunate-pilgrimpaperback-2004","title":"The Fortunate Pilgrim by Mario Puzo","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Fortunate Pilgrim by Mario Puzo\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom the Bestselling Author of the Legendary Epic: The Godfather.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A classic... The novel is lifted into literature by its highly charged language, its penetrating insights, and its mixture of tenderness and rage.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—New York Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescribed by the author as his \u003cstrong\u003e\"best and most literary book.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Puzo's classic story about the loves, crimes and struggles confronted by one family of New York City immigrants living in Hell's Kitchen. Fresh from the farms in Italy, Lucia Santa struggles to hold her family together in a strange land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAt turns poignant, comic and violent, \u003cem\u003eThe Fortunate Pilgrim\u003c\/em\u003e is Italian-American fiction at its very best.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book's hero, Lucia Santa, is an incredibly captivating character and based on Puzo's very own mother - he describes, \"her wisdom, her ruthlessness, and her unconquerable love for her family and for life itself, qualities not valued in women at the time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50292684587323,"sku":"0345476727","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/27392323482310.jpg?v=1747228042","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/the-fortunate-pilgrimpaperback-2004","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}