{"title":"The Last Don's Mistress","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Last Don's Mistress by Theresa D’Antonio. Choose Paperback or Hardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-last-dons-mistress-paperback","title":"PRE-ORDER: The Last Don's Mistress (PAPERBACK)","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I loved him, not because of the Bonanno name, but because of who he was. It is very difficult for me to say ‘he was,’ as he is no longer with me. I have lost a person very dear to me, not the man who was a Mafia boss, but a man who was my true friend, a father figure at times, a confidant, and most importantly, my love.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheresa D'Antonio spent twenty-five years inside the private world of Joseph Bonanno, Sr., one of the most famous names in American Mafia history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe was not his wife. She was his mistress, and the title says so plainly. 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