Nights at the Dream CafeThe Dream Cafe, a popular neighborhood restaurant, is a welcoming haven for all kinds of people. The owner feels that the cae's exceptional nighttime goings-on should be preserved, so he asks Tom Gibbs, a young writer, to be its official scribe. Spanning the calendar year before the United States' involvement in World War II, the novel is comprised of a series of chronological stories--narrated by Tom Gibbs--each describing events at the cafe on a single night. John Mahoney, himself a young man during the time period evoked, brings vitality and veracity to the novel's mood and content. Anyone wishing to relive--or discover--the pre-WWII era will enjoy reading "Nights at the Dream Cafe." |
Contents
Place and Protagonist | 1 |
All I Did for Love | 18 |
Do You Believe in Banshees? | 34 |
Dora and Nick | 50 |
April Lesson | 76 |
The Thomas Chatterton Literary Society | 89 |
Barneys Surprise | 103 |
The Valedictorian and the Luna Moth | 117 |
By Candlelight | 176 |
A Party for Jake | 193 |
A Visit from Timmy | 210 |
Desperate Measures | 229 |
Eddies Thanksgiving Announcement | 245 |
On the Solstice a Writer Mourned | 264 |
A Surprising New Years Eve | 278 |
About the Author | 294 |
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