On Helwig Street by Richard Russo
Whoever said beggars cant be choosers, my grandfather would remark when she was out of earshot, never met your mother. Jean Russo was a single mother in the 1950s, badly paid and living with her only son, Richard, in the upstairs apartment of her parents home on Helwig Street in Gloversville, New York.
This is a small masterpiece -- DJ Taylor * Independent on Sunday *
An absorbing memoir of a town, a family, and an artist – one in which only the artist has reached his potentialSharply observed, emotionally true and metaphorically rich -- J Robert Lennon * Guardian *
I loved this very affectionate and haunting portrayal of Russo’s mother and the glove-making world gone by. The man as a boy watching his own mother’s helpless and scattered journey through her illness, describing in touching detail what the boy knew but only the man can say. It reminds me of the power that a personal story can have -- Hugo Hamilton * author of 'The Speckled People' *
Absorbing memoir -- Robert Collins * Sunday Times *
A beautifully executed book easeful and lucid in tone but spiked with a few telling moments of observation, humour and violence -- Keith Miller * Daily Telegraph *
An absorbing memoir of a town, a family, and an artist – one in which only the artist has reached his potentialSharply observed, emotionally true and metaphorically rich -- J Robert Lennon * Guardian *
I loved this very affectionate and haunting portrayal of Russo’s mother and the glove-making world gone by. The man as a boy watching his own mother’s helpless and scattered journey through her illness, describing in touching detail what the boy knew but only the man can say. It reminds me of the power that a personal story can have -- Hugo Hamilton * author of 'The Speckled People' *
Absorbing memoir -- Robert Collins * Sunday Times *
A beautifully executed book easeful and lucid in tone but spiked with a few telling moments of observation, humour and violence -- Keith Miller * Daily Telegraph *
Richard Russo won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for his fifth novel, Empire Falls. He is also the author of Mohawk, The Risk Pool, Nobody’s Fool, Straight Man, Bridge of Sighs and That Old Cape Magic, as well as a collection of stories, The Whore’s Child. His original screenplay is the basis for Rowan Atkinson’s film Keeping Mum. He lives with his wife in Maine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099578291 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099578298 |
| Title | On Helwig Street |
| Author | Richard Russo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-03-07 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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