Bookmaker
Marking the debut of a gifted new writer, The Bookmaker teems with humanity, empathy, humor, and insight.
At the heart of Michael J. Agovino''s powerful, layered memoir is his family''s struggle for success in 1970s, ''80s, and ''90s New York City—and his father''s gambling, which brought them to exhilarating highs and crushing lows. He vividly brings to life the Bronx, a place of texture and nuanc...
Marking the debut of a gifted new writer, The Bookmaker teems with humanity, empathy, humor, and insight.
At the heart of Michael J. Agovino''s powerful, layered memoir is his family''s struggle for success in 1970s, ''80s, and ''90s New York City—and his father''s gambling, which brought them to exhilarating highs and crushing lows. He vividly brings to life the Bronx, a place of texture and nuanc...
