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In all souls, macdonald takes us deep into the secret heart of southie. A family story from southie study guide contains a biography of michael patrick macdonald, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. It is a story of a young man climbing a mountain of violence, to emerge with love and hope. Its my family s story growing up in a neighborhood where there were three large housing projects, mostly populated by irishamerican families, a lot of singleparent, femaleheaded households. Macdonalds writing is hardly poetic, which only adds to the weight of the books realism. All souls leavens tragedy with dashes of humor but preserves the heartbreaking details. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rocked by whitey bulgers crime schemes and busing riots, macdonalds southie is populated by sharply hewn characters like his ma, a miniskirted, accordionplaying single mother who endures.
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