Cindi Verbelun

Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather before him, Owen is about to be inducted into the family business and fulfill his destiny to be a carpet salesman. But when his favorite Great Uncle Grover, the family iconoclast, dies suddenly, he leaves Owen with some puzzling last words. Now Owen must reconcile his mother's desire for a respectable funeral with his eccentric uncle's final wishes, and find the key to his own kingdom.

Cleveland. 1973. Marv, the owner of an old neighborhood Jewish deli, must stay open 24 hours to cater to a new generation of clientèle, but straight-laced neighborhood do-gooders want to close him down. Meanwhile inside, hippies, bikers and crusty old Jewish men, caught in the throes of changing times and culture clash, fight over turf and yearn for a waitress to take their orders. Into this milieu drops new waitress, Susan, a wholesome small town beauty who must struggle with testy customers, a dubious romance, and a jealous head-waitress. Her future and the fate of the regulars hang by a thread as Marv takes increasingly desperate measures to save his deli.

Ralph Parker n'oubliera jamais l'été de ses dix ans, qui marqua véritablement son entrée dans le monde des hommes. Il est vrai que l'excentricité de sa famille lui mâche le travail. N'est-ce pas sa mère qui se fait l'instigatrice de la grande révolte des femmes, au cours d'un meeting ? Et son père n'entreprend-il pas de chasser de la ville une bonne fois pour toutes leurs insupportables voisins ? Rien de plus naturel dans ces conditions, pour le jeune Ralph, que de défier au lancer de toupies la «forte tête» de sa petite ville. Le grand moment de cet été exceptionnel restera pourtant son initiation à la sacro-sainte partie de pêche des hommes...