{"product_id":"the-good-mothers-the-true-story-of-the-women-who-took-on-the-worlds-most-powerful-mafia-isbn-9780062655608","title":"The Good Mothers: The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World’s Most Powerful Mafia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOW A MAJOR TV SERIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe electrifying, untold story of the women born into the most deadly and obscenely wealthy of the Italian mafias – and how they risked everything to bring it down.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Calabrian Mafia—known as the \u003cem\u003e’Ndrangheta\u003c\/em\u003e—is one of the richest and most ruthless crime syndicates in the world, with branches stretching from America to Australia. It controls seventy percent of the cocaine and heroin supply in Europe, manages billion-dollar extortion rackets, brokers illegal arms deals—supplying weapons to criminals and terrorists—and plunders the treasuries of both Italy and the European Union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003e’Ndrangheta\u003c\/em\u003e’s power derives from a macho mix of violence and silence—\u003cem\u003eomertà\u003c\/em\u003e. Yet it endures because of family ties: you are born into the syndicate, or you marry in. Loyalty is absolute. Bloodshed is revered. You go to prison or your grave and kill your own father, brother, sister, or mother in cold blood before you betray The Family. Accompanying the \u003cem\u003e’Ndrangheta\u003c\/em\u003e’s reverence for tradition and history is a violent misogyny among its men. Women are viewed as chattel, bargaining chips for building and maintaining clan alliances and beatings—and worse—are routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2009, after one abused \u003cem\u003e’Ndrangheta\u003c\/em\u003e wife was murdered for turning state’s evidence, prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti considered a tantalizing possibility: that the \u003cem\u003e’Ndrangheta\u003c\/em\u003e’s sexism might be its greatest flaw—and her most effective weapon. Approaching two more mafia wives, Alessandra persuaded them to testify in return for a new future for themselves and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA feminist saga of true crime and justice, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e is the riveting story of a high-stakes battle pitting a brilliant, driven woman fighting to save a nation against ruthless mafiosi fighting for their existence. Caught in the middle are three women fighting for their children and their lives. Not all will survive.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs seen in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe electrifying, untold story of the women born into the most deadly and obscenely wealthy of the Italian mafias—and how they risked everything to bring it down\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Calabrian mafia—known as the ’\u003cem\u003eNdrangheta\u003c\/em\u003e—is no myth or movie but one of the richest and most ruthless crime syndicates ever to exist, with operations from America to Australia. With its control of seventy percent of the cocaine supply in Europe, billion-dollar extortion rackets, the embezzlement of billions more in Italian state and European Union funds, a global illegal arms business, and a money laundering empire that cleans money for organized crime the world over, it earns $50 to $100 billion a year, around 3.5 percent of Italy’s annual economic output. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did the ’Ndrangheta grow so big? Why has almost no one ever heard of it? One word: \u003cem\u003eomertà,\u003c\/em\u003e a claustrophobic secrecy enforced by excruciating violence. Loyalty is absolute. Bloodshed is revered. You go to prison or your grave and kill your own father, brother, sister, or mother before you betray The Family. Accompanying this reverence for blood, kin, and tradition is a violent misogyny. Women are viewed as chattel, vassals of property and honor, to be beaten and married off—or worse—as the men decree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Lea Garofalo marries a man she thinks will save her from the mob only to discover he is an ’Ndrangheta cocaine smuggler, she helps send him to prison and goes into hiding with her young daughter. Thirteen years later, in 2009, Lea “disappears.” For most Italians, Lea’s fate is just another mafia tragedy. But prosecutor Alessandra Cerreti considers a tantalizing possibility: that the ’Ndrangheta’s murderous sexism might be its greatest flaw—and her most effective weapon. Approaching two more mafia wives, Alessandra must persuade them to court death by testifying against their families in return for a new future for themselves and their children.\u003c\/p\u003eA feminist saga of true crime and justice, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Mothers\u003c\/em\u003e is the riveting story of a high-stakes battle that pits a brilliant, driven woman fighting to save a nation against astonishingly powerful mafiosi fighting for their existence. Caught in the middle are three mothers fighting for their lives. Not all will survive. | \u003cp\u003e“Hoping Melania reads this story...” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoan Walsh, The Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTWITTER PRAISE UPON RELEASE OF \u003cem\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/em\u003e EXCERPT:\u003c\/strong\u003e  “Both harrowing and heartening ... and told with Alex Perry’s usual verve.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom Burgis, Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Incredible.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam Serwer, The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I am inordinately excited to read this book. This is ... *incredible*.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin Ryan, The Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“So, so good.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTim Selloh, NBC News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wow, this is something special.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Schmidle, The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There has truly never been a better time to read about the brave women who brought down one of the most powerful organized crime outfits.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Alex Perry takes us in to the patriarchal, ultra-violent world of the ‘Ndràngheta, Calabria’s powerful, drug-dealing mafia, and the stories of the women who have defied its iron grip.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLitHub.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An essential addition to the growing library on organized crime [that] puts the women… at the center of a story… Perry keeps the emphasis on the risks taken by a brave few Calabrian women [who]… shattered the myth of mafia invulnerability… Pesce [is] a character worthy of Elena Ferrante.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] tense, thriller-like examination of the ‘Ndrangheta’s ruthless modus operandi and the barbaric enforcement of its code of silence… Good mothers, seriously gutsy women.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Journalist Perry has crafted an enormously significant and compelling look at the modern world of the Italian mafia in this brilliant work… A staggeringly impressive work of investigative reporting… A life changing read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Highly compelling… An impossible-to-put-down page-turner revealing the Mafia makeup and three courageous women who bore witness to save others.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Perry has ably pieced together a number of remarkable stories. His focus … [in his] fast-moving book … is on the women who, sickened by years of abuse and bullying, decided that they would take no more.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The painful and dangerous process of these women’s rebellion against the family makes a gripping and heart-breaking narrative.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Even today precious little is known about the ‘Ndrangheta. Perry’s account is wrenching and thorough.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A sharp-eyed look at contemporary Africa. Mr. Perry’s ability to capture the complexities of stories in which there are no clear heroes nor outright villains echoes again and again. Written with a clear eye after criss-crossing the continent, he offers telling glimpses of an Africa that defies stereotyping.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist on The Rift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An epic, rich, endlessly surprising narrative of a fast-changing Africa by one of the few Western journalists to have spent enough time there to understand it. Calls to mind the best African writing of Ryszard Kapuscinski.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas Rogers, author of The Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe on The Rift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] stunning book about the past, present, and future of Africa.... Candid, smart, and self-aware, this work is an impressive accomplishment that does more to give Western readers context for Africa’s current condition than any book in recent memory.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review) on The Rift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Exploring modern Africa in all of its complexities...Perry’s arguments about the often deleterious effects of outsiders augment some of the scholarly literature by providing a human face to usually well-intentioned but misguided interlopers. A welcome addition to our understanding of Africa.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews on The Rift\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This little gem of a book ... has an important story to tell, and Perry tells it with precision and gusto. 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