The Old Man Who Flirted with Young Waitresses By Frank J. Bruno Kindle Edition The Old Man Who Flirted with Young Waitresses The Basic Story Line The basic story line of The Old Man Who Flirted with Young Waitresses is set forth in the novel’s first person prologue:“When I was sixty three years old, I impregnated nineteen year old Terry Mezzogiorno. She was unhappy about it. I was unhappy about it. My forty three year old girlfriend was unhappy about it. It turned out that Terry’s ex boyfriend, at the time in prison, was unhappy about it. My mother was unhappy about it. I felt that I had been thrown – or had thrown myself – into a deep pit. I couldn’t see the light. And I didn’t know how to dig myself out. And yet, as they say in Chinese philosophy, “From good comes bad. From bad comes good.” Consequently, I have quite a story to tell.”Roberto Mastroianni is the protagonist of the novel. He is, as already indicated, its first person narrator. He is sixty three years old, a retired professor of English literature, and lives with his domineering Italian mother, eighty year old Luisa. He is, when the novel opens, a mamone, or “a mama’s boy.” He spends is life in limbo wandering between Boom Boom’s Café, hanging out at his best friend Dino’s liquor store, working sporadically on a novel called Tough Guy, and dating his girlfriend, ex stripper Julia. The status quo of his life is turned upside down when he begins a relationship with nineteen year old Terry, a waitress at Boom Boom’s Café.It is Terry who seduces Roberto. She is just using him for sex and a little companionship while waiting for roughneck Johnny Dalton, her boyfriend, to get out of prison. Terry is on the wild side. She ran away from home and her wino father, Garibaldi, at the age of sixteen. When Johnny comes out of prison and finds out Terry is pregnant with another man’s child, the situation becomes complex and difficult. Terry continues to profess her love for the abusive Johnny.A satisfactory resolution of the novel’s central problem is eventually achieved. I won’t spoil the book for you by giving away the details of its ending. Character List Roberto Mastroianni. As already indicated, Roberto is the protagonist of the novel. He is a retired sixty three year old professor. He and his pals flirt with waitresses. It’s all pretty innocent. Then Terry Mezzogiorno gives him a note that says: “Why don’t you put your money where your mouth is?” Terry Mezzogiorno. She’s nineteen, wild, and impulsive. She ran away from home she was sixteen years old. She has a tattoo of a butterfly on her left breast. She eventually falls in love with Roberto, even though he’s old enough to be her grandfather.Johnny Dalton. He’s Terry’s boyfriend. He is in prison when the novel opens. He wears a black leather jacket and drives a Harley. He’s cocky and self confident. When he finds out that Terry is pregnant with Roberto’s child, he wants her to have an abortion. Luisa Mastroianni. Luisa is Roberto’s mother. She’s dominating, but loving. She provides a stable home base for Roberto, and, later, Terry. Dino Leone. He’s sixty two, owns a liquor store, and is Roberto’s best friend. Dino is a lady’s man. He acts on his impulses, and is almost stabbed to death by his long suffering wife, Simone. Julia Davis. Julia is Roberto’s long time girlfriend and an ex stripper. She is also a talented avant garde painter. She provides Roberto with both sex and nurturance. However, she ends her sexual relationship with Roberto when she learns about Terry. Fortuna Russo. Fortuna is from New York. She’s a law student, and considers herself to be a psychic.
Sixty three year old Roberto was a mama s boy and he was ok with that His days were routine breakfast with the guys Sunday church with mama Friday nights with his girlfriend When Terry his nineteen year old waitress slips him her phone number he eventually takes her out Even though her boyfriend will get out of prison soon Roberto can t help but fall in love with her True to her word Terry drops Roberto immediately upon Johnnie showing up But soon after Johnnie deposits a bruised Terry at Roberto s door It seems she s pregnant with Roberto s baby When she goes back to Johnnie though Roberto realizes he must step up and fight for what he wants. This book was a pleasant surprise I went in thinking the read would be totally different than it actually was I liked Roberto from the start In true form he was a typical Italian mama s boy bachelor All the surrounding characters were well rounded and thought out I was rooting for Roberto and Terry to be together but I also know how hormonal nineteen year old girls can be Without giving it away I can only say that I loved the ending even though it left me wanting Kindle Edition Age Is Only A NumberI spend a good amount of time reading and enjoy reading all types of books mystery romance sci fi fantasy non fiction and Many of my favorites have been in the Historical Romance and Action Adventure genres When I read the description on the product page I became intrigued by the set of characters that were introduced in the prologue Don t let the unassuming cover fool you The Old Man Who Flirted with Young Waitresses by Frank J Bruno offered a fresh storyline to an often redundant genre I had never read a romance novel with an older gentleman as the focal point and was impressed with how well the author developed the relationships between each of the characters Flawless writing smooth transitions along with vivid descriptions of places and the personalities of characters in this novel make this one of the best reads of the summer The relationships between parent and adult children best friends boyfriend and girlfriend acquaintances and of course lovers all come together to create a well rounded and believable story thanks to this masterful storyteller Growing up with both my parents having Italian heritage and seeing the interaction with my grandparents and great grandparents as read I was reminded of so many conversations that I eavesdropped on as they sat around the kitchen table with company from the old country It was refreshing to read about man s appreciation for the human form lust romance sex emotions morals character etc from a male perspective Best of all it was done without being vulgar or distasteful I am looking forward to great reads from this well versed and talented author Kindle Edition
The Basic Story Line The basic story line of The Old Man Who Flirted with Young Waitresses is set forth in the novel s first person prologue When I was sixty three years old I impregnated nineteen year old Terry Mezzogiorno She was unhappy about it I was unhappy about it My forty three year old girlfriend was unhappy about it It turned out that Terry s ex boyfriend at the time in prison was unhappy about it My mother was unhappy about it I felt that I had been thrown or had thrown myself into a deep pit I couldn t see the light And I didn t know how to dig myself out And yet as they say in Chinese philosophy From good comes bad From bad comes good Consequently I have quite a story to tell Roberto Mastroianni is the protagonist of the novel He is as already indicated its first person narrator He is sixty three years old a retired professor of English literature and lives with his domineering Italian mother eighty year old Luisa He is when the novel opens a mamone or a mama s boy He spends is life in limbo wandering between Boom Boom s Caf hanging out at his best friend Dino s liquor store working sporadically on a novel called Tough Guy and dating his girlfriend ex stripper Julia The status quo of his life is turned upside down when he begins a relationship with nineteen year old Terry a waitress at Boom Boom s Caf. It is Terry who seduces Roberto She is just using him for sex and a little companionship while waiting for roughneck Johnny Dalton her boyfriend to get out of prison Terry is on the wild side She ran away from home and her wino father Garibaldi at the age of sixteen When Johnny comes out of prison and finds out Terry is pregnant with another man s child the situation becomes complex and difficult Terry continues to profess her love for the abusive Johnny. A satisfactory resolution of the novel s central problem is eventually achieved I won t spoil the book for you by giving away the details of its ending Character List Roberto Mastroianni As already indicated Roberto is the protagonist of the novel He is a retired sixty three year old professor He and his pals flirt with waitresses It s all pretty innocent Then Terry Mezzogiorno gives him a note that says Why don t you put your money where your mouth is Terry Mezzogiorno She s nineteen wild and impulsive She ran away from home she was sixteen years old She has a tattoo of a butterfly on her left breast She eventually falls in love with Roberto even though he s old enough to be her grandfather. Johnny Dalton He s Terry s boyfriend He is in prison when the novel opens He wears a black leather jacket and drives a Harley He s cocky and self confident When he finds out that Terry is pregnant with Roberto s child he wants her to have an abortion Luisa Mastroianni Luisa is Roberto s mother She s dominating but loving She provides a stable home base for Roberto and later Terry Dino Leone He s sixty two owns a liquor store and is Roberto s best friend Dino is a lady s man He acts on his impulses and is almost stabbed to death by his long suffering wife Simone Julia Davis Julia is Roberto s long time girlfriend and an ex stripper She is also a talented avant garde painter She provides Roberto with both sex and nurturance However she ends her sexual relationship with Roberto when she learns about Terry Fortuna Russo Fortuna is from New York She s a law student and considers herself to be a psychic The Old Man Who Flirted with Young Waitresses
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