Soul Of A Fool - Tapa blanda

Nick De Luca had no desire to move to the large city of Chicago. But he had no choice: he is only fifteen years old. The year is 1925. His father, a blue-collar worker, just can't land a good steady job. Finally, in desperation the family moves to the city where he is told a factory position is waiting. But, bad luck keeps coming as the job never materializes. With the family needing money, Nick starts work as a shoeshine boy at a downtown grocery store. The family barely keep the bills paid. The ultimate misfortune occurs when Nick's father dies on the street, killed by a drunk driver who has pull with city officials. Nick tries to accept this disaster as a rough part of life, but the situation is too tangled for his young mind. He now decides the future for him is outside the law, and he pursues it with a vengeance.

The author Martin J. Hula was born and raised in a small coal-mining town in western Pennsylvania. He is married to the love of his life and has two beautiful daughters and one granddaughter. Now retired, he has just finished his second novel. He loves to write and is a collector of antiques.