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The Electrician
From Altar Boy to Addict: Growing Up Irish Catholic in Blue-Collar Boston
by Andrew Winslow and Jeff Muir

Overview


Co-written by a third-generation electrician and longtime IBEW member, this novel tells the story of how becoming an electrician and getting sober helped a boy become a man. 

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Description


From the leafy suburbs of Boston in the 1970s through the go-it-alone hedonism of the 1980s, this is a story told through the heart and eyes of a child struggling to make sense of it all and become a man—whatever that means. Both hilarious and poignant, The Electrician explores the life of a boy growing up surrounded by elderly, slightly crazy relatives whose experiences were tainted by the Depression and World War II. With omnipresent religious and ethnic traditions, impending nuclear holocaust, failed romances, alcoholism and, ultimately, recovery, it's a coming-of-age tale that will resonate with anyone who grew up in the shadow of history.

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About the author


Andrew Winslow is a third-generation electrician and the inventor of the Construction Jack line of action figures. Jeff Muir is a writer based in Salt Lake City whose work has appeared in articles and magazines throughout the country. Together, they are the co-authors of the children's book, "Construction Jack Saves the Day."

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Book details

Genre:FICTION

Subgenre:Coming of Age

Language:English

Pages:592

eBook ISBN:9781543944686

Hardcover ISBN:9781543944679


Overview


Co-written by a third-generation electrician and longtime IBEW member, this novel tells the story of how becoming an electrician and getting sober helped a boy become a man. 

Read more

Description


From the leafy suburbs of Boston in the 1970s through the go-it-alone hedonism of the 1980s, this is a story told through the heart and eyes of a child struggling to make sense of it all and become a man—whatever that means. Both hilarious and poignant, The Electrician explores the life of a boy growing up surrounded by elderly, slightly crazy relatives whose experiences were tainted by the Depression and World War II. With omnipresent religious and ethnic traditions, impending nuclear holocaust, failed romances, alcoholism and, ultimately, recovery, it's a coming-of-age tale that will resonate with anyone who grew up in the shadow of history.

Read more

About the author


Andrew Winslow is a third-generation electrician and the inventor of the Construction Jack line of action figures. Jeff Muir is a writer based in Salt Lake City whose work has appeared in articles and magazines throughout the country. Together, they are the co-authors of the children's book, "Construction Jack Saves the Day."

https://store.bookbaby.com/book/Construction-Jack-Saves-the-Day

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