Berto's World: Stories

Come and spend a little time with Dr. Robert Galen, aka Berto, as he traverses the memories of the tenement neighborhood of his youth. Meet the Mad Russianwhy does he always carry a meat cleaver whenever he goes to get a shave from Thomas the barber? Then theres GiuseppeJoe the Junkmanwho roams through a neighborhood too poor to throw anything away. There are the Old Guys, veterans of the Great War, one a radio repairman who returned home with shell shock, the other a shoemaker with nothing below the waist. Theres Mr. Buck, the clockmaker, who shares a secret with his young apprentice. Theres the Candy Lady, who isnt so sweet, and the little Jewish dentist who defeated the Nazis but falls victim to Cupids arrow from a most unexpected direction. Be sure to meet Sal, Tomas, and Angie, Bertos pals who help him confront lifes greatest mystery: the opposite sex. And above all there is his mentor, Dr. Agnelli, who along with a dead lady sets Berto along his lifes path.Come and meet themand all of the unforgettable denizens of Bertos World.