In this novel as in real life the characters must evaluate the motive (s) and possible biases of the journalist before he or she responds to what has been presented. (bookbrowse.com)
Normally I'm a sucker for true life gangster movies, much like older generations dug Edward G. Robinson and George Raft imitating the Mafia, with colorful real life characters like Ben Siegel, Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino to draw inspiration from. (metacritic.com)
On the street is 24 - year old Maud Watts (a composite of several real life characters), a working class laundress, wife, and mother who has been slaving since childhood underpaid, overworked, and sexually violated by her male bosses along with countless other women and children. (joyceschoices.com)