This Thing of Ours, Cammy Franzese
This Thing of Ours, Cammy Franzese
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This Thing of Ours
How Faith Saved My Mafia Marriage

Author: Cammy Franzese

Narrator: Cammy Franzese

Unabridged: 5 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 10/01/2019


Synopsis

A handsome Italian film producer and a beautiful Mexican dancer. A match made on a movie set and a lavish Beverly Hills wedding. The beginning of Camille FranzeseÆs story takes on the shade of an exotic fairy tale. But a closer look at her marriage to mafia capo Michael Franzese exposes more than a decade of anguish endured in the shadows of her husbandÆs crimes. The fear of arrest, the prison sentences, the house raids from federal agentsùCamille lived through it all, not knowing whether her family could remain unbroken amid the turmoil and uncertainty that accompanied her husbandÆs life of crime.Discover how CamilleÆs devotion to her marriage and her faith in GodÆs larger plan led to deliverance from devastation. Hers is a story of choices, consequences, and the prayers that hold us up when everything around us is falling down.

About Cammy Franzese

Cammy Franzese is a devout Christian who played a major role in her infamous husband’s decision to walk away from his former life as a capo in the mob. Against nearly insurmountable odds, she and Michael sustained a healthy marriage and raised four beautiful children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dawn on January 13, 2012

There is nothing I like to read about more, than how Jesus Christ takes hold of a person and transforms their life. In this account by Cammy Franzese, it becomes clear how this transformation is something that occurs over time, and through one life, many lives are touched, influenced and impacted no......more

Goodreads review by David on January 02, 2012

Told through the eyes of Cammy (I'm calling her Cammy, because I'm too lazy to type her full name!) This book goes into two parts. She talks about dealing with her drunk father as a child and teenager. Some people don't understand how tough it is for a child to grow up with a drunk father. Having to......more

Goodreads review by Angela on February 09, 2013

Loved this book! My husband and I as well as my father all went to see Michael Franzese speak at our local church and hear his AMAZING story of leaving the mob and turning his life over to Jesus Christ. I always wondered what Cammy's side of the story was and how she delt with the obsticals that lai......more

Goodreads review by Nelia on July 30, 2023

Cammy Franzese met her husband, Michael Franzese, when she performed as a dancer for a movie he was directing. Unknown to her, Michael had been a high-ranking member of the Columbo crime family of New York City. Upon meeting her, Michael resigned from his life of crime but did not reveal his backgro......more

Goodreads review by Shiranui on November 07, 2024

Interesting account of someone in unique circumstances. The author seemed to try to be as authentic as possible for the most part, though I'm sure many things were left out. I'd have been interested in a more detailed insight into how she realized and came to terms with the fact that her husband was......more