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Written with insight and self-knowledge, Giovino's story is a revealing view into a subculture mostly known through the movies. Rosenblat's voice captures the dialect and attitude of the author perfectly. -- Kliatt An organized-crime woman recounts her 'illegal, immoral, and unethical activities' in a fashion that will make readers' hair stand on end, then fall out altogether. -- Kirkus Reviews Andrea Giovino's story is memorable for its insights and scathing, ironic humor... Rosenblat's performance makes this real-life Carmela Soprano a compelling figure. -- AudioFile Veteran audiobook narrator Rosenblat delivers the memoir of reformed mob wife Andrea Giovino with energy, zest and a husky Brooklyn accent...Rosenblat's ironic and earthy performance reveals Giovino's complexity and humanity. -- Publishers Weekly

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Andrea Giovino, a mother of four, refused to enter the Witness Protection Program despite knowing there was a contract out on her life. Indicted in 1992 with her husband and brother on charges of conspiring to distribute marijuana and cocaine, she was relocated in return for her husband and brother's cooperation with the government. She currently lives in rural Pennsylvania. Gary Brozek has coauthored and ghostwritten nearly twenty books, including four New York Times bestsellers. Barbara Rosenblat, one of the most awarded narrators in the business, was selected by AudioFile magazine as one of the Golden Voices of the Twentieth Century. She has received the prestigious Audie Award multiple times and has earned more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has also appeared in film, television, and theater, both in London's West End and on Broadway.

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