Third World Cafe

The Third World Caf is a quaint coffee shop that specializes in coffee and tea fromaround the world. The Caf has twenty-fi ve tables for seating approximately onehundred patrons. In addition to the special teas and coffees, they also serve variousdesserts muffi ns, from plain to sesame-seed and blueberry; and cakes fromcheesecakes to various chocolate-covered delicacies. Third World Caf is a book of fi ctional short stories based on this caf in Toronto,Canada. Moving from table to table throughout the caf, the author eavesdropson the various conversations at each table. With a clientele that is mostly ethno-Canadian, the conversations make for engaging stories with a wide range of topicsfrom homosexuality, inter-racial love; abuse, infi delity, and just plain boring love. The interaction at each table makes for exciting reading as the author chooses toidentify the patrons by name only. The challenge to the reader is to identify eachparticipant based on their names and their conversational style. Each table not only provides a new conversation but a new perspective on manysubjects as the customers come from various walks of life. Some come for the tea,coffee and desserts; others make it a casual place for a regular rendezvous; some likethe non-alcoholic nature of the establishment; some like the maturity level of theclientele; and others come to enjoy the quiet atmosphere with its lavish murals. Mostof them return because of the take me away atmosphere that the owner worked sohard to create. The author leads you through fi fteen tables of unexpected twists and turns as you headto the surprise ending. Welcome inside the Third World Caf.