Song for Mary - Hardcover
Growing up on the streets of New York in the 1940s and 50s, the author of this autobiography was poor and fatherless. Just as he was about to spin out of control he discovered the truth behind his father's absence, and consequently began a process of personal healing and spiritual renewal.
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Dennis Smith first ignited critical praise with Report from Engine Co. 82, a book drawn from his experiences as a New York City fireman. Now Smith returns with a new, passionately acclaimed memoir: a boisterous, poignant, often hilarious look at growing up Irish, Catholic, and poor on the sidewalks of New York. Here -- even as he dodges the slaps of merciless nuns and learns how to wallop a punching bag -- he is haunted by the specter of his mysteriously absent father. But it is Smith's mother, hardworking, no-nonsense Mary, who leads him by the hand to his Irish heritage and pulls him by the ear into adulthood. This loving reminiscence pays homage to her...to the undying strength of family and faith...and to the indestructible bond between mothers and sons.
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Dennis Smith is a former firefighter and lives in New York City.
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- PublisherHarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0732266122
- ISBN 13 9780732266127
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages376
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