THE MEMORY OF RUNNING

McLarty, Ron

ISBN 10: 0670033634 / ISBN 13: 9780670033638

Published by Viking Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2004

About this Item

Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink. Author's debut novel. Smithson Ide's life so far has led him nowhere. He's 43 years old, weighs 279 pounds, and keeps himself numb with food and alcohol. His only emotional ties are to his parents and to the memory of his older sister, Bethany, who has been missing for 20 years. Then his parents die in a car crash and he learns of Bethany's death in LA County. Suddenly there isn't enough beer in the world to keep Smithy from his feelings. Drunk and bereft, he takes his old Raleigh bicycle and starts cycling. Once he starts, he can't stop and then he's riding across America to recover his sister. Along the way he meets all sorts of people who help or hinder him. He hears the confession of a priest, he rescues a boy from a snow storm, he has a gun pointed in his face, he's hit by a truck and helps a man dying of AIDS. Smithy's ride is an extraordinary quest, to rediscover the past and memories of Bethany, but it's also his journey back to life. New, unread, first edition, firsty printing, in flawless, new, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} M116.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE MEMORY OF RUNNING
• Publisher: Viking Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670033634
• ISBN 13: 9780670033638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Working as a quality control inspector at a toy factory in Rhode Island, friendless alcoholic Smithy Ide considers himself a loser until a tragic event prompts him to set off on an epic cross-country bicycle journey that promises him a final chance to become the man he has always wanted to be. 300,000 first printing.

About the Author

Ron McLarty is an award-winning actor and playwright best known for his appearances on television series, including Law & Order, Sex and the City, The Practice, and Judging Amy. He has appeared in films and on the stage, where he has directed many of his own plays.