A Clean Street's a Happy Street: a Bronx Memoir
Author: James McSherry
Publisher: iUniverse.com

A Clean Street 's A Happy Street is a gripping Bronx tale. McSherry's childhood doesn't tug at you; it floors you like a punch.

from the publisher:
A Clean Street 's a Happy Street is a coming of age story. These snapshots, a series of vignettes, paint a world of childhood heartache. McSherry's desire to become a writer is stifled by a myriad of obstacles. It is a story of survival, a fight to pursue one's dreams in spite of oneself and one's surroundings. In this intimate autobiography that reads at times like fiction, McSherry invites us into his life and we suffer and endure along with him. We laugh to avoid crying as young James describes with matter-of-factness the world into which he was born. In the end, we are left with the strength of love and commitment, however futile, as the strands that hold this fragmented family together.

Click HERE for a review by the Bronx Times Reporter.