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Elsie is a waitress at the Betsy Ross diner, living in a town that's dying after most of the brass mills have shut down. Add one Albanian line cook, fast-forward 17 years, and meet Luljeta, Elsie's daughter. In alternating chapters, and with prose that's the opposite of reserved, Aliu shares the story of a mother and daughter trying to escape their circumstances and find something better. It's a novel with a big personality and an even bigger heart. You will fall in love, and miss them deeply when it's over.