Author: | Terri Favro | ISBN: | 9781927443156 |
Publisher: | Quattro Books | Publication: | November 20, 2012 |
Imprint: | Quattro Books | Language: | English |
Author: | Terri Favro |
ISBN: | 9781927443156 |
Publisher: | Quattro Books |
Publication: | November 20, 2012 |
Imprint: | Quattro Books |
Language: | English |
In Niagara of the 1960s, a mysterious proxy bride arrives from Italy to marry a candy shop owner with crime connections, only to fall in love with her proxy husband’s teenaged son. Part fairy tale, part gritty realism, The Proxy Bride explores the underbelly of a southern Ontario community steeped in gambling, smuggling and pornography.
In Niagara of the 1960s, a mysterious proxy bride arrives from Italy to marry a candy shop owner with crime connections, only to fall in love with her proxy husband’s teenaged son. Part fairy tale, part gritty realism, The Proxy Bride explores the underbelly of a southern Ontario community steeped in gambling, smuggling and pornography.