Brooklyn Roses

<p><em>Brooklyn Roses</em> the third and final installment of <em>The El</em> Trilogy follows the travails and triumphs of that loud loving Italian-American family from Borough Park. The riveting story picks up more than a dozen years after <em>The Bells of Brooklyn</em> in the turbulent late 1950s/early 1960s. It weaves an unforgettable tale that encompasses forbidden love illicit crime joyous celebrations heartbreaking tragedies-and the intricacies of life itself. Are we destined to repeat the sins of our fathers or forge a different road? It's all there-beloved new characters tried-and-true favorites and that captivating combination of folklore food and family that's become a Gigante-Brown trademark. </p>