CONFESSIONS OF A SHANTY IRISHMAN Third Edition

This memoir-novel, skillfully presented by Marlin May, is reminiscent of S.E. Hinton's classic OUTSIDERS. In this third edition, Corrigan updates the story of his life and his large Irish-American family from their days in 1950s San Francisco to his move to Idaho as an adult. May energetically captures the Corrigan family as they recall immigrant stories and Irish history around their Thanksgiving table. As Corrigan grows up, May delivers his stories of attending an all-boys Catholic school and the pain he experienced because of an often absent and extremely selfish mother. Listeners will be particularly intrigued by the lingo and accents of the tough guys who threaten Corrigan and his buddies with crude threats and switchblades. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2014]