The Whale Chaser: A Novel

The Whale Chaser is the story of Vince Sansone, the eldest child and only son in a large Italian-American family, who comes of age in 1960s Chicago. A constant disappointment to his embittered father—a fishmonger who shows his displeasure with his fists—Vince finds solace by falling in love. Classmate Marie Santangelo, the neighborhood butcher’s winsome daughter, entices him with passionate kisses and the prospect of entering her family’s business. Yet he pursues Lucy Sheehan, an older girl...