East Clifton Avenue - A Family Trilogy - Book Two

East Clifton Avenue Book Two continues the family saga of the Buonoforte family following the death of patriarch Enzo Buonoforte.

Book Two of the East Clifton Avenue Family Trilogy opens back at patriarch Enzo Buonoforte's wake, where family relationships continue to feel the strain of his loss. Unexpected mourners are in attendance; a close friend and confidant the Buonoforte's believed to be dead, the unrequited, but never-forgotten love of a favored guest, and an ex-Chief of Police with a questionable past. Each contributes to this family struggling to do the right thing for their mother and each other in their own, often misguided, way. Jack continues to obsess about the money. And Chiara worries for the safety of her family given new information she learns about her father's precious crucifix. Meanwhile, in the present, Anna Buonoforte has difficulty adjusting to life at the nursing home. The nursing home faces a lawsuit from a disgruntled woman whose application for placement of her mother was rejected. Anna Buonoforte's goddaughter, Mrs. Avero, the nursing home director, is pregnant with her first child and faces a career crisis; remain a businesswoman or become a stay-at-home mom? She desperately wants her mother and newly discovered biological father to reconcile, hoping against hope they still love one another. Drama, mystery, sorrow, and joy come to the Buonofortes in waves. Will their love and the family bond Enzo instilled be enough to keep them together?