McLarty brilliantly weaves scenes between past and present taking readers on a hilarious and heartrending journey through Jono's coming-of-age in the early 's. Readers and reviewers alike raved about Ron McLarty's poignant fiction debut The Memory of Running and are eager to devour his next great work, Traveler, which Viking will publish on Janu. What is interesting to me is that Ron McLarty sets this novel, Traveler, in the state of Rhode Island; a state that I have lived in most of my life. It was pleasant being able to visualize easily the many locations referred to in the book but for whatever reason the author made an egregious error in naming and locating the only zoo in Rhode Island/5(68). · Bestselling author Ron McLarty recounts Jono’s story both in the past and present in Traveler, a novel that explores the nostalgia and the complications inherent in confronting one’s past, set against the vivid backdrop of New England in the sixties. As Jono revisits East Providence, he is also struggling with a question in his present life: he has fallen in love with Renée Levesque, a New York ISBN
Audio star turned author Ron McLarty's first novel, The Memory of Running, was an audiobook hit before it became a print best-seller. In this highly anticipated sequel, struggling actor Jono Riley returns to his home town of East Providence, Rhode. This item: Traveler. by Ron McLarty Paperback. $ Only 2 left in stock (more on the way). Ships from and sold by www.doorway.ru FREE Shipping on orders over $ The Memory of Running. by Ron McLarty Paperback. $ by Ron McLarty All of us are familiar with the time-worn adage "Don't quit your day job." After reading Ron McLarty's second novel, TRAVELER, one is tempted to turn that advice on its head and suggest in the strongest possible terms that McLarty consider quitting his day job and devote himself completely to writing novels.
The book feels somewhat muddled early on, as McLarty awkwardly juggles interlocking flashbacks, but the story quickly settles into a lucid juxtaposition of past and present. There’s some charmingly funny stuff about adolescent camaraderie and mischief, and Jono’s wry, salty voice is a pleasure to listen to (even when McLarty regales us with. As Jono makes the trip back home to the working-class neighborhood of East Providence, Rhode Island, McLarty deftly travels between Jono’s adolescence in the early s and the present story of his return. Bestselling author Ron McLarty recounts Jono’s story both in the past and present in Traveler, a novel that explores the nostalgia and the complications inherent in confronting one’s past, set against the vivid backdrop of New England in the sixties. As Jono revisits East Providence, he is also struggling with a question in his present life: he has fallen in love with Renée Levesque, a New York City firefighter who wants to move in with him, but Jono harbors fears and reservations about.
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