Catherine Gigante Brown: 4 books

“Everybody thinks they’re going to ‘make it.’ But the truth of the matter is that very few have ‘it.’ And if they do, it’s not going to be like anything they ever imagined." This is what happens to a dream deferred. Set in 1979 New York City, Different Drummer chronicles Cara Funk (née...

A stirring historic novel set in Depression-era Brooklyn, "The El" weaves an unforgettable family saga. In the shadow of the elevated train (called "The El," for short), a loud, lusty Italian-American clan resides: Poppa, the kindly patriarch; Bridget, his loving wife and mother of their six grown children;...

A powerful, moving coming-of-age novel that blurs the line between Young Adult and Women’s fiction, BTS begins in 1970s Brooklyn and morphs to the present day, following Desi Ruiz and Cici Piccolo as they blossom from shy teenage misfits to confident women. Desi and Cici experience first crushes,...

A tale of rebirth, forgiveness, hope and redemption. Revisit the Paradiso clan in this gripping sequel to The El. Set just after the end of World War II, The Bells of Brooklyn rings in a new era almost a decade after the original story takes place. Catch up with the same memorable characters and meet...