Everybody says that the owner of Sals Diner is a former Mafioso, but nine-year-old Joanna, whose mom has worked for him as long as she can remember, has a hard time believing hes a Mafia retiree. But one day, when two fat, toothless men who look like the Godfathers brothers show up at the diner, she wonders if maybe the rumor is true. And when Sal is arrested a few days later, Joannas mother not only runs the diner while hes in jail, she also leads...
Dangers lurk around every corner, no matter how innocent you are. "Women Who Live in Coffee Shops and Other Stories" is a collection of short stories from Stella Pope Duarte, reflecting mainly on the tragedies that face young people, exposed to the darkness of the world for the first time. From shameful fathers, from accusations of murder, to the dangers of evil people. "Women Who Live in Coffee Shops and Other Stories" is...
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"If only I could lean on people sometimes," laments a sick and dying bag lady known as Margaret Queen of Scotland, just one of the city's many, many poor and unseen folks, shunned by people who have a successful present and future - and the bureaucracy of institutions alike. Set in Phoenix, Arizona, Duarte gives us human and passionate stories about a culture every bit as legitimate and proud as that of the opportunistic...
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