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Nobody knows who Miss Rose Sweetly is, and she prefers it that way. She’s a shy, mathematically-minded shopkeeper’s daughter who dreams of the stars. Women like her only ever come to attention through scandal. She’ll take obscurity, thank you very much. All of England knows who Stephen Shaughnessy is. He’s an infamous advice columnist and a known rake.

Sonny Leonardo was a throwback mobster, to a time when men of honor were just that, men of honor. He had the opportunity to become head of the Marinzano family, but he sidestepped it the same as his father had. His cousin Carmine Lombardo had become Underboss and Renalto Marinzao became the head of the family, where he felt only another Marinzano belonged. Straight Talk: A Mob Story takes listeners deep into the organized crime culture, as they follow Sonny. Straight Talk: A Mob Story will be different than any organized crime novel you have ever listened to or followed.

A través dels preparatius d’un sopar de retrobament, assistim a la reviviscència de les experiències iniciàtiques de la generació que va combatre contra els estertors del franquisme: l’arribada a la ciutat, el descobriment del sexe, les inquietuds vitals i artístiques, els embolics de la política… Al mateix temps que un retrat d’aquell moment històric, la novel·la mostra també la diversitat dels camins que emprenen els personatges, la distància que els separa, el passat que els lliga i la pervivència dels morts.

Surviving the job happens one day, one shift, and one call at a time. Having each other's backs sets a team apart from a crew. The Bag takes you on that journey for just one shift.