Some Board members have read more extensively than I have about why Puzo and FFC included this or that in their products. I think there's been a thread or two on this subject (but I can't remember where), but has Puzo ever explained why he included the Lucy and Jules content (especially the female problems) in the novel as well as Johnny Fontane's amourous exploits?

"Generosity. That was my first mistake."
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