Premium Members Get 10% Off and Earn Rewards Find Out More
The Buzz Boys
Chicago Attorney Robert Mazzara has just been informed of the suicide death of his childhood friend, Marco Pezza. The two of them grew up together in a small suburb in Chicago during the turbulent sixties and seventies, when the issues of household violence were seldom ever addressed. Along with their best friends, Petey Rodriguez, Billy Kozar and Johnny Orozco, they all experienced the coming-of-age events that all young boys go through during grade school and high school, with one exception; They are all survivors of severe physical and sexual child abuse. As they all grow up into young adults, the demons of their past, along with their abusive fathers, play a significant part on each and every one of their young lives. They all grow up coping with their mistreated childhoods, their violent fathers, and the long-term tolls that it has taken throughout their adult lives. Mazzara reflects on all of the tragic encounters and events that occurred during the last fifty years, culminating with his best friend's death. He realizes that he is now...the only one left. Once upon a time, a long time ago, Robby and Marco, along with Petey, Billy and Johnny...were once called 'The Buzz Boys'.
1139401169
The Buzz Boys
Chicago Attorney Robert Mazzara has just been informed of the suicide death of his childhood friend, Marco Pezza. The two of them grew up together in a small suburb in Chicago during the turbulent sixties and seventies, when the issues of household violence were seldom ever addressed. Along with their best friends, Petey Rodriguez, Billy Kozar and Johnny Orozco, they all experienced the coming-of-age events that all young boys go through during grade school and high school, with one exception; They are all survivors of severe physical and sexual child abuse. As they all grow up into young adults, the demons of their past, along with their abusive fathers, play a significant part on each and every one of their young lives. They all grow up coping with their mistreated childhoods, their violent fathers, and the long-term tolls that it has taken throughout their adult lives. Mazzara reflects on all of the tragic encounters and events that occurred during the last fifty years, culminating with his best friend's death. He realizes that he is now...the only one left. Once upon a time, a long time ago, Robby and Marco, along with Petey, Billy and Johnny...were once called 'The Buzz Boys'.
16.99 In Stock
The Buzz Boys

The Buzz Boys

by Edward Izzi
The Buzz Boys

The Buzz Boys

by Edward Izzi

Overview

Chicago Attorney Robert Mazzara has just been informed of the suicide death of his childhood friend, Marco Pezza. The two of them grew up together in a small suburb in Chicago during the turbulent sixties and seventies, when the issues of household violence were seldom ever addressed. Along with their best friends, Petey Rodriguez, Billy Kozar and Johnny Orozco, they all experienced the coming-of-age events that all young boys go through during grade school and high school, with one exception; They are all survivors of severe physical and sexual child abuse. As they all grow up into young adults, the demons of their past, along with their abusive fathers, play a significant part on each and every one of their young lives. They all grow up coping with their mistreated childhoods, their violent fathers, and the long-term tolls that it has taken throughout their adult lives. Mazzara reflects on all of the tragic encounters and events that occurred during the last fifty years, culminating with his best friend's death. He realizes that he is now...the only one left. Once upon a time, a long time ago, Robby and Marco, along with Petey, Billy and Johnny...were once called 'The Buzz Boys'.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781666282542
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date: 05/01/2021
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Edward Izzi is a native of Detroit, Michigan, and is a CPA, with a successful accounting firm in suburban Chicago. He is the father of four grown children, and one "amazing" granddaughter. He was a talented writer in high school and was advised by his instructors that any career, other than writing, would be a 'total waste of time.' It wasn't until later in life that the author pursued his life's dream. He has now written many short stories, poetry, and thriller novels over the years, including 'Of Bread & Wine', 'A Rose From The Executioner', 'Demons of Divine Wrath', 'Quando Dormo', 'El Camino Drive'. and the recent political thriller 'When A Rook Takes The Queen'. He currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.
From the B&N Reads Blog
Page 1 of

Related Subjects

Fiction
Literature
Mystery & Thrillers
Literary Fiction
Thrillers
Suspense Fiction
Fiction
Literature
Mystery & Thrillers
Literary Fiction
Thrillers
Suspense Fiction

Customer Reviews