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On August 15, 1953, the day of a tumultuous street carnival in Elephant Park, Ohio, the baker Rocco LaGrassa receives a devastating piece of news: his son has died in a POW camp in Korea. Rocco's dogged life is transformed. This unforgettable debut novel follows Rocco, an elderly abortionist, an enigmatic drapery seamstress, a teenage boy and a jeweller deep into the heart of a crime that will twist all of their lives. <b>A National Book Award Finalist.</b>
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The End, Salvatore Scibona
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- Released
- 2011
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- Title
- The End
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Salvatore Scibona
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Released
- 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN10
- 009955576X
- ISBN13
- 9780099555766
- Series
- Description
- On August 15, 1953, the day of a tumultuous street carnival in Elephant Park, Ohio, the baker Rocco LaGrassa receives a devastating piece of news: his son has died in a POW camp in Korea. Rocco's dogged life is transformed. This unforgettable debut novel follows Rocco, an elderly abortionist, an enigmatic drapery seamstress, a teenage boy and a jeweller deep into the heart of a crime that will twist all of their lives. <b>A National Book Award Finalist.</b>