Chapter 2Kenneth had noticed De Luca’s café on Gloucester Road since it was on his route to the technical college. On the first Thursday in September, tired and hungry after his day shift, unwilling to wait at the bus stop in the pouring rain, he decided to treat himself so he could keep dry until his bus was due.
These places were springing up in the main shopping streets that ringed the city centre since rationing had stopped, he thought. Small Italian cafes to rival big chains like the Kardomah in Union Street, where his mum took him and his little sister on special occasions. He smiled at that memory as he opened the café door to the enticing aroma of steamed milk and roasted coffee beans.
Sitting at one of the Formica-topped tables, Kenneth glanced at the menu, deciding what he coul
