Nowhere to Go

About the Book

"Johnny Silina is the son of immigrant parents from Gaeta, Italy. His family arrived in America in the mid- twenties and settled in Gloucester, Massachusetts, a small fishing town located about 25 miles north of Boston. In the beginning, it looked as if their dreams of a better life in the “land of opportunity” were within their grasp. Then the on-set of the Great Depression and technical advancements in the fishing industry would change their lives forever. Johnny was born to Mary and Marco Silina in early 1927. As a young boy it became evident that he possessed a great many talents that would one day bring him much success. Unfortunately, an endless stream of unforeseen obstacles made it very doubtful that he would ever fulfill his early promise. While still in the prime of his life, Johnny came to the realize he had Nowhere To Go.

About the Author

Ron Calareso is a content retiree splitting his time between Naples, Florida and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Upon his retirement, not even his closest friends would have guessed that he would embark on a career as a writer. Now on his second book, it’s hard to believe he did anything else. Truth be told, Ron did enjoy a measure of literary success as a fourth grader with his written rendition of the First Christmas. His teacher described his work as the best she has seen that year, and read it aloud to the entire class. Of course, he was the only one who knew that the teacher had not only taken the liberty to edit his work, but had also embellished it-- her secret was safe with him. The author’s first book, Wake Me When It’s Over, was a limited edition and an autobiography which he wrote as a personal memoir for his four grandchildren. Nowhere to Go is the author’s first fiction work which was inspired by his family’s heritage and the intrigue attached to the words, Italian Mafia.