A kid from Marlboro Road: a novel
(Book)
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Status:
5 copies, 15 people are on the wait list.
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Duraleigh Road - Adult Fiction
BURNS
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Leesville Community - Adult Fiction
BURNS
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Southeast Regional - Adult Fiction
BURNS
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Wake Forest Community - Adult Fiction
BURNS
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West Regional - Adult Fiction
BURNS
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Published:
New York : Seven Stories Press, [2024].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
224 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781644214077, 1644214075, 9781644214077, 1644214075
Notes
Description
"An Irish-American family comes to life in this first novel by actor and independent filmmaker Ed Burns. The book opens at a wake, as our twelve-year-old narrator, an aspiring writer, takes in the death of his beloved grandfather, Pop, a larger-than-life figure to him. The overflowing crowd includes sandhogs in their muddy work boots, old Irish biddies in black dresses and cops in uniform, along with the family in mourning. There's an open casket, the first time he's seen a dead person. Later, at the bar across the street, he tells a story to the assembled crowd about the day his dad proposed to his mom, and how he almost got beat up by her brothers for it, and then how Pop made him propose twice. His mom calls him "Kneenie," and with her husband and older son Tommy lost to her, he's the best thing she's got. He sees her struggling, but doesn't know how to help-since like his brother and father before him he knows he'll also abandon her soon enough. Stories cascade between the prior generation's colorful origins in the Bronx and the softer world of the Long Island town of Gibson, where the family lives now. There are scenes in the Rockaways, at Belmont Race Track, and in Montauk. Out of individual struggles a collective warmth emerges, a certain kind of American story, raucous and joyous"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Burns, E. (2024). A kid from Marlboro Road: a novel. New York, Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Burns, Edward, 1968-. 2024. A Kid From Marlboro Road: A Novel. New York, Seven Stories Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Burns, Edward, 1968-, A Kid From Marlboro Road: A Novel. New York, Seven Stories Press, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Burns, Edward. A Kid From Marlboro Road: A Novel. New York, Seven Stories Press, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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