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A Safe Place: The True Story of a Father, A Son, A Murder
by Carcaterra, Lorenzo
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679402829
- ISBN 13
- 9780679402824
- Seller
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Brooksville, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Villard Books, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Volume has white and bayish covers with gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality Brodart cover. Stated First edition; number line is as follows 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. 315 pages. No underlining, no highlighting, no bookplates, no owner names, dust jacket not price-clipped, not a remainder, not ex-libras. A nice copy.
Synopsis
The true story of the shocking events preceding Sleepers'IT'S TIME YOU KNEW THE TRUTH, ' 'ABOUT YOUR FATHER. ' 'WHAT ABOUT HIM?' 'HIS FIRST WIFE, ' SHE SAID. 'SHE DIDN'T DIE OF CANCER. ' 'HOW DID SHE DIE?' 'HE MURDERED HER. ' At the age of fourteen Lorenzo Carcaterra made a shocking discovery. Behind closed doors he and his mother survived the erratic, violent outbursts of his father. A powerful man, he tempered his rage with affection. To a young boy he was a man to both love and fear. Until Lorenzo learned a shattering fact that forever changed his life. His father was a murderer.
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- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0003850
- Title
- A Safe Place: The True Story of a Father, A Son, A Murder
- Author
- Carcaterra, Lorenzo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0679402829
- ISBN 13
- 9780679402824
- Publisher
- Villard Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- MURDER-HELL'S KITCHEN (NEW YORK, NEW YORK)-CASE STUDIES. FATHERS AND SONS-HELL'S YORK). CARCATERRA, LORENZO. FAMILY VIOLENCE-HELL'S ITALIAN AMERICANS-HELL'S YORK).-BIOGRAPHY.
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James Lasseter, Jr.
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About James Lasseter, Jr.
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