She only wanted justice for her family - but then she became the boss of a mafia empire. Waterville, Maine: In a run-down neighborhood called 'Little Canada', Babs Dionne rules - grandmother, Franco-American, drug lord. With an iron hand and a big heart, she controls the drug trade in the region, together with her hard-drinking childhood friends, who stand by her side day and night. When her youngest daughter Sis disappears without a trace and everyone suspects that something has been done to her, a merciless campaign of revenge begins for Babs. But Babs not only has to defend herself against external enemies by all means, she also fights against the disintegration of her own family. Ron Currie tells the story with black humour, verve and undaunted clarity. 'The Godmother of Maine' is a family epic, social portrait and thriller at the same time - with a tough heroine who you won't forget in a hurry.