Table Manners — Maureen O'Brien

La Jazz Café and Restaurant is an institution in town. It's watched three generations grow, develop, leave and return, and it could write a book of stories. Oh wait, it did! It can tell you about Arthur, about to complete his circle of life. And it could tell you about Jas, who sometimes feels like a circus juggler with all the responsibilities she has to constantly shuffle. It could tell you about Cyril and Jane as they try to figure out a whole new life together. It could tell you about Slick Flick, the man no-one likes, and about Sydney who loves too easily. If it was inclined to, it could even reveal some pretty well-hidden or even dirty little secrets. But it won't. Well, not all, anyway. After all, this grand old dame still has a little class left. Besides, if it told all, there'd be nothing left for you to read about!You'll meet some interesting people, with intriguing stories from the guests who populate the tables at La Jazz, discover some surprising and unexpected twists, and learn that often our lives can be unexpectedly intertwined like a patchwork quilt.