The Memory of Running by Ron Mclarty

The Memory of Running by Ron Mclarty

"Smithy is an American original, worthy of a place on the shelf just below your Hucks, your Holdens, your Yossarians." --Stephen King

Every so often, a novel comes along that captures the public's imagination with a story that sweeps readers up and takes them on a thrilling, unforgettable ride. Ron McLarty's The Memory of Running is this decade's novel. By all accounts, especially his own, Smithson "Smithy" Ide is a loser. An overweight, friendless, chain-smoking, forty-three-year-old drunk, Smithy's life becomes completely unhinged when he loses his parents and long-lost sister within the span of one week. Rolling down the driveway of his parents' house in Rhode Island on his old Raleigh bicycle to escape his grief, the emotionally bereft Smithy embarks on an epic, hilarious, luminous, and extraordinary journey of discovery and redemption.

Ron McLarty is an award-winning actor and playwright best known for his appearances on television series, including Law & Order, Sex and the City, The Practice, and Judging Amy. He has appeared in films and on the stage, where he has directed many of his own plays.

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ISBN 13	9780143036685
ISBN 10	0143036688
Title	The Memory of Running
Author	Ron Mclarty
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2005-12-27
Number of pages	384
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