The Sucker’s Kiss

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Set against the first three decades of twentieth century American history The Sucker's Kiss begins during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 Seven-year-old Thomas Moran finds himself accidentally embarking on a career in pick-pocketing that will eventually take him all over the United States as he grows to manhood and becomes a master of his dubious craft His picaresque journey takes him through Prohibition and the Depression accompanied by an array of richly drawn characters desperately clutching at the crumbling American Dream: Italian and Chinese gangsters con-artists corrupt clergy speak-easy bootleggers and most importantly Effie the great love of his life - the woman who tries to save him from himself --> Genre: Romance General