Lefty and Her GangstersThe incomparable Lefty–a redheaded, left-handed, cross-eyed, married and very sexy woman–reduces her Italian-American lover, Nicholas, to that of a sex slave, her own private Button Man–propelling him back to the neighborhood don, Johnny, for counsel and wisdom. Lefty is also their muse and their salvation, humanizing both the Italian poet and the Italian gangster, and even transforms them to the godfather of the future, the unforgettable Don Pippo–reformed, wise, gentle.
Excerpt from Lefty and Her Gangsters– EASY TIME Sometimes she stops by on a whim, after a night out with friends, an afternoon with the monkeys at the Bronx Zoo. She believes her visits are impromptu, a surprise, but she reveals her next day’s itinerary during her evening phone call and so I’m able to track the hours, know approximately when she’s on her way home. I stay home on the chance that the desire arises in her to see me... |
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