Divorced from the Mob, Andrea Giovino
Divorced from the Mob, Andrea Giovino
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Divorced from the Mob
My Journey from Organized Crime to Independent Woman

Author: Andrea Giovino

Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat

Unabridged: 9 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/26/2005


Synopsis

Divorced from the Mob breaks the mob code of silence and describes the life of a woman born and bred into the Mafia and her courageous escape. A view of mob life largely unexplored by film and literature, this is an inspirational true story for all women.

About Andrea Giovino

Andrea Giovino, a mother of four, refused to enter the Witness Protection Program despite knowing there was a contract out on her life. Indicted in 1992 with her husband and brother on charges of conspiring to distribute marijuana and cocaine, she was relocated in return for her husband and brother’s cooperation with the government. She currently lives in rural Pennsylvania.


Reviews

Relatively interesting story, godawful writing. You can tell that she's in therapy because every few pages she inserts commentary about her story, attempting to explain or justify why she didn't realize that her actions would have consequences or that "normal people" didn't engage in such activities......more

The title is slightly misleading, as none of the author's family or husbands were actually IN the mob. They were more... mob-adjacent. Still, they were quite plainly a bunch of thieves, murderers, drug addicts and dealers, and all around great guys. What's the difference between a corporate executiv......more