This first work of non-fiction from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls is at once hilarious and heartbreaking- a son's poignant tribute to his complicated mother and a brilliant evocation of mid-century America.
Richard Russo won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for his fifth novel, Empire Falls. He is also the author of Mohawk, The Risk Pool, Nobody's Fool, Straight Man, Bridge of Sighs and That Old Cape Magic, as well as a collection of stories, The Whore's Child. His original screenplay is the basis for Rowan Atkinson's film Keeping Mum. He lives with his wife in Maine.
This is a small masterpiece
*Independent on Sunday*
An absorbing memoir of a town, a family, and an artist – one in
which only the artist has reached his potential. Sharply observed,
emotionally true and metaphorically rich
*Guardian*
I loved this very affectionate and haunting portrayal of Russo’s
mother and the glove-making world gone by. The man as a boy
watching his own mother’s helpless and scattered journey through
her illness, describing in touching detail what the boy knew but
only the man can say. It reminds me of the power that a personal
story can have
*author of 'The Speckled People'*
Absorbing memoir
*Sunday Times*
A beautifully executed book easeful and lucid in tone but spiked
with a few telling moments of observation, humour and violence
*Daily Telegraph*
On Helwig Street is an excellent addition to the burgeoning genre
of memoirs dealing on the complexities of the maternal bond. There
is a fine line between mothering and smothering, a distinction
Russo explores masterfully in this enjoyable and thoughtful
book
*Bookseller*
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