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The Pride of the Acre

Stephen O'Connor

The Pride of the Acre is a coming-of-age story. Charlie Tumulty passes out of a difficult childhood to find love, a goal in the boxing ring, and with the help of two valuable mentors, self-awareness and a love of reading. The road to Charlie's Olympic boxing goal, and to the love he yearns for, is fraught with difficulty. A hard decision has life-altering consequences and forces him to the threshold of an even tougher decision. What is the price that vengeance owes to a love cut short? And who will pay it?

Book Details

  • Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
  • Publish Date: Dec 3rd, 2024
  • Pages: 290
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.00in - 5.25in - 0.61in - 0.67lb
  • EAN: 9781662957383
  • Categories: Coming of AgeUrban & Street LitCultural Heritage

About the Author

O'Connor, Stephen: - Stephen O'Connor is a writer from Lowell, Massachusetts, where much of his work is set. He is the author of two books of short stories and three previous novels. He has published in numerous literary journals including The Massachusetts Review, The Amsterdam Quarterly, Aethlon, and elsewhere. His essays have appeared in The Boston Globe. O'Connor has won a Helen Literary Award, and received a Distinguished Mention in the Elinor Lipman Contest and an Honorable Mention in the Open Road Review Contest; he was nominated by The Massachusetts Review for a Pushcart Prize. For more information, visit lowellwriter.com.

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