Buster Midnight’s Cafe by Sandra Dallas is a story set in Butte, Montana. Dallas is a good storyteller, but I found the character names all a bit distracting, Effa Commander, Whippy Bird, Buster Midnight, to name a few.

The story is about three friends growing up in prohibition era Montana. One of them first becomes a prostitute, then makes it big as a movie star in California. They fall in love, get married, live through the war, and through it all they remain friends.

A charming, yet forgettable read.