A story about an Australian woman who begins having dinner with an elderly gentleman several times a week. They connect through their conversations about food and the Zagat guide and bond in their discussions about their past lives and jobs. As they walk around New York, the young woman learns the impact the older gentleman had on his community through the conversations he has with previous acquaintances and friends. Additionally, we watch the woman as she works through her own literary career, most specifically, with a literary workshop involving Joyce Carol Oates for aspiring writers. We experience the writer’s fear and trepidation to show her work to peers with differing perspectives and writing styles.
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