Donald Sweeney

20年代、ハーレムのクラブではエリントン楽団の留守にキャブ・キャロウェイが人気を博し、ニコラス兄弟が華麗なタップを披露していた……。マフィアの抗争をジャズに乗せて鮮やかに描く。

Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their responsibilities, leaving the Diner behind.

Two Christmases have passed and widow Kate Thornton has taken over Thornton Industries and is wooed by a courtly financier.