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The Memory of Running
Written by Ron McLarty
Narrated by Ron McLarty
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Award-winning actor and playwright Ron McLarty (http://www.ronmclarty.com) is well known for his performances of Recorded Books favorites like A Walk in the Woods and Travels With Charley. What fewer people realize is that he's also an accomplished author. In this wonderfully quirky novel-available exclusively as an audiobook-McLarty takes readers on a quest to find hope and redemption with an unlikely hero. Smithson Ide is 43 years old and weighs 279 pounds when his parents die in an accident. Lost in memories of childhood, Smithson uncovers his old Raleigh bicycle in the garage and begins a cross-country journey to find his beautiful, but tragically psychotic sister. Keenly aware of how ridiculous he must appear, Smithson nonetheless perseveres through a journey that is hilarious and horrifying. It is a trip, he soon realizes, that might provide his last chance to become the person he has always wanted to be.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book handled how mental illness affects a loving family in a poignant yet gritty way. McLarty has created a brilliant novel. He is a master of his craft. I will revisit this novel again, which is my highest praise.