{"product_id":"the-family-a-novel-isbn-9780060394455","title":"The Family: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Dazzling, passionate, a masterwork that ranks with Puzo’s best.” \u003cbr\u003e—Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguys\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of his most satisfying works….A thoroughly entertaining posthumous present from one of the masters of popular fiction.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMario Puzo’s final masterwork. A sweeping epic saga of corruption, greed, treachery, and sin, \u003cem\u003eThe Family\u003c\/em\u003e is the ultimate crowning achievement of the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling novelist who gave the world \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/em\u003e, arguably the greatest Mafia crime novel ever written.  In \u003cem\u003eThe Family\u003c\/em\u003e, Puzo—whom the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e calls, “A serious American talent”—plunges reader into the colorful tumult of the Italian Renaissance, immersing them in the roiling intrigues and deadly affairs of the remarkable family whose name has always been synonymous with power, corruption, poison, and murder: the infamous Borgias.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWhat is a family? Mario Puzo first answered that question, unforgettably, in his landmark bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather;\u003c\/em\u003e with the creation of the Corleones he forever redefined the concept of blood loyalty. Now, thirty years later, Puzo enriches us all with his ultimate vision of the subject, in a masterpiece that crowns his remarkable career: the story of the greatest crime family in Italian history -- the Borgias.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Family,\u003c\/em\u003e this singular novelist transports his readers back to fifteenth-century Rome and reveals the extravagance and intrigue of the Vatican as surely as he once revealed the secrets of the Mafia. At the story's center is Rodrigo Borgia, Pope Alexander VI, a man whose lustful appetites for power, luxury, and women were matched only by his consuming love of family. Surrounding him are his extraordinary children: the simple, unloved Jofre; the irascible, heartless Juan; the beautiful, strong-willed Lucrezia; and the passionate warrior Cesare, Machiavelli's friend and inspiration. Their intermingled stories constitute a symphony of human emotion and behavior, from pride to romance to jealousy to betrayal and murderous rage. And their time, place, and characters are recaptured in all their earthy, human grandeur, with the unerring insight and compassion that were Mario Puzo's great gifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA labor of love two decades in the making, \u003cem\u003eThe Family\u003c\/em\u003e marks the final triumph of one of the greatest storytellers of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Dazzling, passionate, a masterwork that ranks with Puzo’s best.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Pure Puzo.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of his most satisfying works….Lush, full of detail, with characters who manage to be larger than life while seeming entirely realistic….A thoroughly entertaining posthumous present from one of the masters of popular fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A serious American talent….I have long been an admirer of Mario Puzo’s work.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889412731109,"sku":"NP9780060394455","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060394455.jpg?v=1773961275","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-family-a-novel-isbn-9780060394455","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}