Hope Was HereWhen a sixteen-year-old Hope and the aunt who has raised her move from Brooklyn to Mulhoney, Wisconsin, to work as waitress and cook in the Welcome Stairway Diner, they become involved with the diner owner's political campaign to oust the town's corrupt mayor. |
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... door sticks . " " Okay . " He walked out the door before I could apologize . My life , so far , in Wisconsin : Worked all day . Irritated the cook . " Good night , Braverman , " I said to the closed front door . I walked in the back to ...
... door sticks . " " Okay . " He walked out the door before I could apologize . My life , so far , in Wisconsin : Worked all day . Irritated the cook . " Good night , Braverman , " I said to the closed front door . I walked in the back to ...
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... door , too . " It was G.T. He walked right up to me , took the key . “ I am one sorry mess with keys . On my wedding day I locked my keys in my truck along with my rented tuxedo . Had to kick in the window of that pickup just to get ...
... door , too . " It was G.T. He walked right up to me , took the key . “ I am one sorry mess with keys . On my wedding day I locked my keys in my truck along with my rented tuxedo . Had to kick in the window of that pickup just to get ...
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... door — it was only across the hall . " The parking lot or nothing , " said Addie . G.T. nodded and headed out the back door . Addie walked into the walk - in cooler and shut the door . I stood there not moving . " It's about time ...
... door — it was only across the hall . " The parking lot or nothing , " said Addie . G.T. nodded and headed out the back door . Addie walked into the walk - in cooler and shut the door . I stood there not moving . " It's about time ...
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