Lisa Novick Goldberg

Lisa Novick Goldberg
Author, The Apple and the Shady Tree

This funny, captivating book chronicles Lisa’s most unusual childhood as both a Jewish and Mafia princess, given her father’s role as a money man connected to the notorious Genovese mob family. The characters fictionalized in The Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino and The Sopranos were all part of her real world. She knew them as aunts and uncles -- in essence, her extended family sharing vacations, birthdays, social gatherings and more.

Despite the emotional baggage she carried into adulthood, Lisa’s charm and engaging sense of humor leap off the pages, honestly addressing her struggles with her dysfunctional family with no small dose of compassion. The irony of this story with ties to the mob is that Lisa is now happily married to a retired Superior criminal court judge in Miami!