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Tales Of The Savoy
Stories from a Glasgow Café
By Joe PieriJoe Pieri used to be one of Glasgow's best-known restaurateurs and ran a remarkable café in the Cowcaddens district of the city, an area which touched both the rich shopping areas like Sauchiehall Street and the slums to the north in which vast numbers of working class people lived.
His café attracted the lowlife by day but was cleared for theatre-goers in the early evening before returning to service prostitutes and villains late at night. Here, Joe witnessed all human life as it ebbed and flowed through the doors of the Savoy and it is largely from these experiences that Joe has compiled these tales.
Some of the names have been changed, but every story is true and they are remarkable insights into a part of the city and a way of life which has gone forever.
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A revealing insight into the Glasgow of the pre- and post- World War II war years as witnessed by the owner of the Savoy Café in Cowcaddens. All human life passed through its doors from opera singers to hookers and war heroes and Pieri masterfully recounts many of those characters in this engaging memoir.
About the Author
About Joe Pieri
Joe Pieri was born in Tuscany in 1919 but spent all his life as an Italian in Glasgow where he was a successful restaurateur. He died in 2012, aged 93. He wrote for pleasure and had several books on Italian Scots and Glasgow to his credit.All Titles by Joe Pieri
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