Central Kansas Library System

Godmothers to one another's children, four women who married into a prosperous Italian family must come together, despite secrets and betrayals, when their husbands are forced to leave them during World War II, pitting them against notorious gangsters who run the streets of New York City. Filomena is a clever and resourceful war refugee with a childhood secret, who comes to America to wed Mario, the family's favored son. Amie, a beautiful and dreamy...

For Eve Weldon, moving to Greenwich Village is a dream come true. She grew up hearing stories of her mother's time there during the bohemian era of the sixties, when she immersed herself in a community of artists and writers. But when Eve arrives, the only writer she meets is a cranky beat-generation ghost, and the only writing she does is for a morning news show. The competitive environment of the network is a far cry from the congenial camaraderie...