Penguin, Toronto, 1993, 1^st pr.  ISBN 0-14-017307-2.  MMPB, 308 pages.  Very good; unread remaindered copy.  ‘Pasco and his son Daniel live in the same city but in different worlds.  Pasco, the owner of a greasy spoon, has old-fashioned standards, while Daniel, a fledgling business tycoon, hungrily pursues a life of wealth, fleeting sexual encounters and quick gratification.  Neither is prepared, however, to give up on the other. … With a gallery of vivid, unforgettable characters – immigrants, cops, skinheads, streetwalkers, and the powerful landlord who is Daniel’s mentor – Neil Bissoondath creates a passionate, vibrant novel about social ambition and social responsibility, about friendship, family and love.’ (from rear wrap)