I thoroughly enjoyed The View From Lake Como, by Adriana Trigiani but I am left with one question that the writer didn't answer. What did Mauro's grandfather say to drive Uncle Louie away from the woman he loved and back to New Jersey?
Was Uncle Louie threatened, beaten, paid off or fired and told he would never get permission to marry Claudia? If Uncle Louie really loved her why didn't he sneak back and get her to run away?
Towards the end of the book Jess goes to visit Googs at the prison. She refused to wear a wire for the FBI and then proceeded to ask Googs a lot of questions about how the illegal business. That would have been the perfect time for Jess to ask Googs if Uncle Louie had ever mentioned why he left the beautiful Italian woman. Men talk. I really thought the prison visit was going to wrap up the missing detail.
by Canadasaver