At first he finds the job thrilling but he soon begins to see the less savoury side of the Squizzie’s life. Charlie wins the race, with a little help along the way, and secretly leaves school to start working for Squizzy, ignoring the warnings from his mother and friends. To make money, to help make a better life for his mother and little brother, Charlie “auditions” for the job of Squizzie’s runner, along with 3 other boys. The nighttime runs are brought to the attention of the local gangster, Squizzy Taylor. Charlie starts running around the neighborhood streets at night partly to get warm and partly as an outlet to deal with his daily problems.
It is there first winter without him and they are struggling.
It is winter, 1919, and Charlie Feehan’s father has died and left Charlie, his mother and baby brother with very little to live on in working-class Richmond.
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