A Kid From Marlboro Road: A Novel by Edward Burns Hardcover Book

Description: A Kid From Marlboro Road by Edward Burns An Irish-American family comes to life through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy in this debut novel by actor-filmmaker Ed Burns.Immigrants and storytellers, lilting voices and Long Island moxie are all part of this colorful Irish-Catholic community at the end of the 1970s.An Irish-American family comes to life through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy in this debut novel by actor-filmmaker Ed Burns.Immigrants and storytellers, lilting voices and Long Island moxie are all part of this colorful Irish-Catholic community in 1970s New York.Our twelve-year-old narrator, an aspiring writer, is at a wake. He takes in the death of his beloved grandfather, Pop, a larger-than-life figure. The overflowing crowd-a sign of a life well lived-comprises sandhogs in their muddy work boots, Irish grandmothers in black dresses, cops in uniform, members of the family deep in mourning. He watches it all, not yet realizing how this Irish American world defines who he is and who he will become. His older brother Tommy has no patience for rules and domesticities, his father is emotionally elsewhere. This boy knowshes the best thing his mothers got, though her sadness envelops them both.In A Kid from Marlboro Road, past and present intermingle as family stories are told and retold. The narrative careens between the prior generations colorful sojournsin the Bronx and Hells Kitchen and the softer world of Gibson, the town on Long Islandwhere they live now.There are scenes in the Rockaways, at Belmont racetrack, and in Montauk.Edward Burnss buoyant first novel is a bildungsroman. Out of one boys story a collective warmth emerges, a certain kind of American tale, raucous and joyous.With eight pages of photographs of some of the people and historical locations that inspired characters and scenes in the novel. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Born in Woodside, Queens and raised on Long Island, EDWARD BURNS has made fourteen feature films as a writer-director-actor and starred in many films, including Saving Private Ryan. Burns first film The Brothers McMullen, premiered in competition at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Grand Jury prize. The film also won "Best First Feature" at the 1996 Independent Spirit Awards. In 2015, he published Independent Ed; an inside look at his two decades as a pioneer in independent filmmaking. A Kid from Marlboro Road is his first novel, based on his childhood memories and the Irish American communities of the Bronx and Long Island. Burns lives in New York City with his wife and two children. Review "[A] bittersweet debut . . . Burnss coming-of-age story suggests a Long Island version of Nick Adams." -Publishers Weekly"Burns ... [weaves] together a series of bittersweet, personal, and wryly humorous episodes into a portrait of the titular kid who grew up on Marlboro Road. ... Endearing and insightful." -Kirkus Reviews"A deeply satisfying, emotionally resonant story of a kid finally staking his independence from a mother mired in sadness." -Harlan Coben"Growing up is a process of becoming and letting go. Edward Burns A Kid from Marlboro Road captures, through the remarkably true voice of its attentive young narrator, the bittersweet joys and messy confusion of those early teenage years, when one is still tethered to family but readying to face the bigger world. It is a lovely, big-hearted and wise book." -Joanne Ramos, author of The Farm"Ed Burns knocks it out of the park with this poignant coming-of-age story about a mamas boy attempting to break free from his mother while her own hopes and dreams fall apart. Beautifully written and heartbreakingly honest, A Kid from Marlboro Road will resonate with both young people seeking independence and older generations who have experienced the pain of letting go. As a soon-to-be empty nester, I laughed, cried, and savored every page." -Emily Giffin, author of Something Borrowed"In the best tradition of Irish storytelling, Ed Burns draws upon the same Irish Catholic Long Island upbringing he has rendered so beautifully in countless films to tell a deeply personal and wonderfully compelling coming-of-age story dripping with wit, humanity, and stunning authenticity on every page." -Jonathan Tropper, author of This Is Where I Leave You"Can a brilliant filmmaker be as good on the page? Yes! Ed Burns delights in the printed word. So wrap yourself around this book and give yourself a warm hug with a good read: A Kid from Marlboro Road." -Malachy McCourt, author of A Monk Swimming Details ISBN1644214075 Pages 240 Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S. Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781644214077 Format Hardcover Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S. Subtitle A Novel Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Audience General Author Edward Burns DEWEY FIC ISBN-10 1644214075 Publication Date 2024-08-27 US Release Date 2024-08-27 Illustrations 1 Illustrations UK Release Date 2024-08-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161882389;

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