Phoebe has the modest dream of owning a Sno-Cone truck at the beach in Key West. Her would-be boyfriend, Nicky, also dreams small. All he wants is a decent gig as a guitar player in a bar, but they run afoul of a sleazy local cheat, a Miami gangster desperate to stay in business, and a murderous Cub
Key West Tales: Stories
✍ Scribed by John Hersey
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Year
- 2019;1995
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Category
- Fiction
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✦ Synopsis
Alternating a tale of the past that has become a part of Key West legend with a contemporary story that reflects the pulse of life there today, Hersey weaves in these stories a brilliant human tapestry of the place that means a great deal to him. From the author of A Bell For Adano and Hiroshima comes this final collections of stories.
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