The Godfather : The Lost Years

About this book

The Godfather: The Lost Years takes place in the years 1955-65 but it is built upon the story of that year of delicate political manoeuvring - and how in winning the battle of that year Michael Corleone set the stage to lose the war: the war to make the Family legitimate the war to keep the Corleones supremely in power the war to stay true to his fathers wishes the war to give not just his Family but his family a safe and happy life. The Godfather: The Lost Years is not just a sequel. A magnificent novel in its own right by an acclaimed young American novelist it traces: the nexus of ambitious audacious decisions that Michael Corleone implements their ultimate failure and after the Familys literal and figurative years in the wilderness (of Las Vegas) Michaels literal physical return to New York and his attempts to regain control there.