The Godfather's Daughter

An Unlikely Story of Love, Healing, and Redemption

De: Rita Gigante, Natasha Stoynoff

Narrado por: Rita Gigante

Rita Gigante grew up in a world swirling with secrets, lies, and multiple sins.

Her father, notorious Mafia boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, was the leader of the Genovese crime clan and the head of all five New York crime families for decades. But until Rita was sixteen, she was kept in the dark about his underworld activities. She unknowingly hung out at mob headquarters and witnessed her dad's whispered meetings around the dinner table, but only knew what she was told by her mother and siblings about his odd behavior: Dad's sick. Keep your mouth shut. Don't talk about the family.

Living with the family secret--and other shocking betrayals she was to uncover, then instructed to conceal--plunged Rita into emotional and physical turmoil for years. And then there was the blockbuster secret she herself kept hidden away: As the youngest girl in an old-fashioned, devout Catholic family, how could she confess to the unforgiving Godfather that she was a lesbian? They were all going to hell, she figured... unless she could find a way to embrace the truth and find redemption.

In The Godfather's Daughter, Rita details her spiritual journey as she unravels the mysteries of her family and herself, and learns what it means to live in the truth she finds. It's a real-life father-daughter tale of betrayal and faith, violence and love--and how a young woman escaped from a spiraling darkness to reach the light.

©2012 Amazon KDP (P)2025 Rita Gigante

Loved it!

Great story. Really kept my attention and author read it authentically and easy to listen to!

Very captivating

I loved this book! Kept my attention the whole time! I am so glad you found your calling

Loved Rita's point of view

This book is beautifully written and narrated. It was interesting learning about her father, a famous Mob Godfather, through her eyes while the book also was all about her and her journey as the youngest in a large Italian Catholic family and now she realized she can be lesbian but also have a close and healing relationship with Our Lord and use her Gifts of the Spirit to heal others as humans.

Great narration

Love the way Rita tells her story. Her voice is really captivating and the story is also one of a kind. If she ever came out with another book, I would def give it a listen.

Emotional and powerful

I like that Rita is narrating this book herself. It becomes so much more personal hearing her tell her own story. And a crazy story it is. No one should ever be made to feel the way she did. This is one of those laugh and cry stories. I'm glad she found her way and this is one of those inspirational hard luck stories that provides encouragement to others. Thank you for sharing your personal story, Rita.