Women Who Live in Coffee Shops and Other Stories
Friday, March 26 | 9:30 AM – 11 AM
Enjoy a cup of coffee with Stella Pope Duarte as she reads selections from her award-winning collection of short stories, Women Who Live in Coffee Shops and Other Stories.
Everybody says that the owner of Sal’s 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 he’s a Mafia retiree. But one day, when two fat, toothless men who look like the Godfather’s brothers show up at the diner, she wonders if maybe the rumor is true. And when Sal is arrested a few days later, Joanna’s mother not only runs the diner while he’s in jail, she also leads the charge to save him. Can the women who frequent his diner--the League of Women Who Live in Coffee Shops--save Sal from doing hard time in prison? This collection of short stories set in Phoenix, Arizona, reveals the hard-scrabble lives of big-hearted people living on the razor-edge of city life.
Author of three novels in addition to this short story collection, Stella Pope Duarte is a much sought-after speaker who will inspire audiences of all ages. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona where she writes and works as an educational consultant and human rights advocate.
These events are free and open to the public.