Brooklyn Roses, the third and final installment of The El Trilogy, follows the travails and triumphs of that loud, loving Italian-American family from Borough Park. The riveting story picks up more than a dozen years after The Bells of Brooklyn, in the turbulent late 1950s/early 1960s. It weaves an unforgettable tale that encompasses forbidden love, illicit crime, joyous celebrations, heartbreaking tragedies—and the intricacies of life itself. Are we destined to repeat the sins of our fathers or forge a different road? It’s all there—beloved new characters, tried-and-true favorites and that captivating combination of folklore, food and family that’s become a Gigante-Brown trademark.