The old neighborhood was the place that Joe Mackall left. It was a
place where everyone’s parents worked at the factory at the dead
end of the street, where the Catholic church operated like a
religious city hall, and where he grew up vowing to get out as soon
as he could and to shed his blue-collar beginnings and failed,
flawed religion. When the mysterious death of a childhood friend
draws him back to the last street before Cleveland, however, he
discovers that there is more to “old haunts” than mere
words—and more to severing one’s roots than just getting away.
The Last Street Before Cleveland chronicles Mackall’s descent
into his past: the story of how, looking for answers about his lost
friend, he stumbles onto larger questions about himself. With
clear-eyed candor, Mackall describes the resurfacing of dormant
demons, the opening of the old chasms of depression and addiction,
and the discovery, at rock bottom, of a flickering faith that casts
a surprising light over everything that has come before.
Mackall’s is, finally, a story about life—lived and lost, given
and earned.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Nebraska Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Class in America |
| Release date: |
March 2014 |
| Firstpublished: |
May 2014 |
| Authors: |
Joe Mackall
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
160 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8032-5474-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-8032-5474-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780803254749 |
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