Michael Patrick MacDonald grew up in "the best place in the world"--the Old Colony projects of South Boston--where 85% of the residents collect welfare in an area with the highest concentration of impoverished whites in the U.S. In All Souls, MacDonald takes us deep into the secret heart of Southie. With radiant insight, he opens up a contradictory world, where residents are besieged by gangs and crime but refuse to admit any problems, remaining fiercely loyal to their community. MacDonald also introduces us to the unforgettable people who inhabit this proud neighborhood. We meet his mother, Ma MacDonald, an accordion-playing, spiked-heel-wearing, indomitable mother to all; Whitey Bulger, the lord of Southie, gangster and father figure, protector and punisher; and Michael's beloved siblings, nearly half of whom were lost forever to drugs, murder, or suicide. By turns explosive and touching, All Souls ultimately shares a powerful message of hope, renewal, and redemption.
All Souls: A Family Story from Southie (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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Author: MacDonald, Michael Patrick
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345441775
Details:
Author: MacDonald, Michael Patrick
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 304
Release Date: 03-10-2000
Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780345441775
