Street Boys by Lorenzo Carcaterra
A gang of street urchins and an American soldier fight off the German army in the streets of Naples Naples, late September, 1943. The war in Europe is almost won. Italy is leaderless; Mussolini already arrested by anti-fascists. The city has been evacuated, but the German army is moving towards Naples to finish the job. Their chilling instructions are: if the city can't belong to Hitler, it will belong to no one. No one but the children. Orphaned or hidden by parents, abandoned or lost, some as young as ten years old, the children of Naples resist. Aided by a lone Allied soldier, cut off from his regiment, and armed with just a handful of guns, unexploded bombs and their own ingenuity, the street boys are determined to take on the advancing enemy and save the city - or die trying.
"* 'Spellbinding prose.. [a] thrilling, draining novel' THE TIMES * 'Carcaterra's unrelenting pace gives this sweeping saga a style all its own' MAXIM * 'Brutal... violent... devastating. Not for the faint-hearted' DAILY EXPRESS * 'Startlingly good crime fiction' OBSERVER * 'Reads like a treatment for a Martin Scorcese script' INDEPENDENT * '[A] tough two-fisted tale of New York street-life and the victory of rough justice over the law' FINANCIAL TIMES
Lorenzo Carcaterra is the author of the bestselling SLEEPERS, APACHES, A SAFE PLACE and GANGSTER. He has written scripts for film and television and is currently at work on his next novel. He lives in New York.
| SKU | GOR004335655 |
| ISBN 13 | 9780743232081 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743232089 |
| Title | Street Boys |
| Author | Lorenzo Carcaterra |
| Condition | Very Good |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2002-11-04 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us |
