The Boy from Nowhere
Author | : Richard Jr. Robison |
Publisher | : Blackwater Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2023-09-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9798988615859 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Boy from Nowhere written by Richard Jr. Robison and published by Blackwater Press. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard just wanted to be from somewhere … For young Richard, every year it's the same story: as soon as he settles into his surroundings, with its friendships, school, sports teams, and all those customs that make a place home, he is forced to move. As a boy who is wiser beyond his years, he sees his parents' strain to follow the upwardly mobile quest of the American Dream--but at what cost? This memoir reveals what it was like to be a teenager in 1960s America. It is a book about disconnection and loss, but also of hope and change: the person we once were does not dictate the person we will become. This recognition is what ultimately holds our destiny. "Offered with modesty and narrative grace, charged with heart-stopping events and characters" --Stefanie Marlis "Skillfully and empathically written" --Sara Ries Dziekonski "Richard Robison's memoir shows us the tender and brutal in a sensitive recollection" --Peter Money