A" Washington Post" Notable Work of Nonfiction
An NPR Best Book of 2012
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo turns to memoir in
this hilarious and bittersweet account of his lifelong bond with
his high-strung, spirited mother--and the small town she spent her
life trying to escape. Anyone familiar with Russo's novels will
recognize Gloversville--once famous for producing nine out of ten
dress gloves in the United States. By the time Rick was born,
ladies had stopped wearing gloves and Gloversville was on its way
out. Jean Russo instilled in her son her dream of a better life
elsewhere, a dream that prompted her to follow him across the
country when he went to college. Their adventures and tribulations
on that road trip were a preview of the hold his mother would
continue to have on him as she kept trying desperately to change
her life. Recounted with a clear-eyed mix of regret, nostalgia, and
love, "Elsewhere" is a stirring tribute to the tenacious grip of
the past.
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