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Giovanni Zappacosta-O''Hara suspects that there''s more to his family''s legacy than he''s been told. His parents recount the history in devastating, scandalous and rollicking stories, while Gio and his boyfriend joke that there must be lies woven into the details. When his boyfriend is struck with cancer, the laughter stops. Gio can''t bear watching the disease eat away his life, his sanity and the person he loves.

Full of shame, Gio flees to New York, using his family history as a feeble excuse he's going to get to the bottom of it. What happens next forces Gio to confront his cowardice and find a different motivation for his book: redemption. As he retells the stories, he discovers family secrets that make him question his identity. The hilarious and heartfelt characters he finds along the way give him surprising chances to get over himself but will he take them?

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    A Paperback by Matthew Fox


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      Publisher: Great Plains Publications Ltd
      Publication Date: 1/26/2024
      ISBN13: 9781773371207, 978-1773371207
      ISBN10: 1773371207

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Giovanni Zappacosta-O''Hara suspects that there''s more to his family''s legacy than he''s been told. His parents recount the history in devastating, scandalous and rollicking stories, while Gio and his boyfriend joke that there must be lies woven into the details. When his boyfriend is struck with cancer, the laughter stops. Gio can''t bear watching the disease eat away his life, his sanity and the person he loves.

      Full of shame, Gio flees to New York, using his family history as a feeble excuse he's going to get to the bottom of it. What happens next forces Gio to confront his cowardice and find a different motivation for his book: redemption. As he retells the stories, he discovers family secrets that make him question his identity. The hilarious and heartfelt characters he finds along the way give him surprising chances to get over himself but will he take them?

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