<p>In this hard-hitting collection of powerful and moving tales, F.X. Toole breathes life into vivid, compelling characters who radiate the fierce intensity of the worlds they inhabit:</p><p><ul><li>An aging cut man with an incorrigible sweet tooth</li></ul></p><p><ul><li>Fearless Maggie Fitzgerald and her quest to become a champion boxer</li></ul></p><p><ul><li>Señora Cabrera who makes low-fat refried beans to keep a local fighter in top form</li></ul></p>