Rickie S. (rickgirl) reviewed A Clean Street's A Happy Street : a Bronx Memoir on + 9 more book reviews
Bronx boy's memior of growing up poor,with an absent dad, a mentally ill mom and too many siblings. Great read..especially if you're a New Yorker.
The harsh consequences of his mother's mental health binds McSherry and his four siblings painfully together, but the love and commitment they have for each other sustains them through a turbulent adolescence. Powerful and moving, A Clean StreetsA Happy Street intimately reveals one mans determination to break free from a troubling childhood and boldly create a fabulous new future.
