"Rarely have I seen the male psyche explored with such honesty and vulnerability. There is much to be learned, and much to be admired, in this elegant, thoughtful story."- Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love "McCarthy ponders some of the biggest and most frightening questions surrounding intimacy: How does a loner connect? How does a traveler settle down? How do we merge into families without losing ourselves? The answer seems to be that all these things are impossible.and yet somehow we do it anyway. "It's hard to write books that are both adventurous and touching, but Andrew McCarthy manages to pull it off and more! A smart, valuable book."- Gary Shteyngart, bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Absurdistan Bound to be popular, this compelling and honest chronicle will not disappoint readers."- Library Journal "Combining the best aspects of Paul Theroux's misanthropy in books like Old Patagonian Express and Elizabeth Gilbert's emotions in Eat, Pray, Love, this book is hard to put down. McCarthy's keen sense of scene and storytelling ignites his accounts.hreaded with an exemplary vulnerability and propelled by a candid exploration of his own life's frailties."- National Geographic "Andrew McCarthy treks from Baltimore to the Amazon, exploring his commitment issues as fearlessly as he scales Mount Kilimanjaro."- Elle "A candid, touching, and often humorous new memoir."- San Francisco Chronicle Filled with personal revelations of innocence lost to heady days in Hollywood with John Hughes and an iconic cast of characters, Brat is a surprising and intimate story of an outsider caught up in a most unwitting success. New York City of the 1980s is brought to vivid life in these pages, from scoring loose joints in Washington Square Park to skipping school in favor of the dark revival houses of the Village where he fell in love with the movies that would change his life. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction, and masculinity. In his memoir Brat: An '80s Story, McCarthy focuses his gaze on that singular moment in time. That iconic group of ingenues and heartthrobs included Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore, and has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at Bernie's, and Less than Zero, and as a charter member of Hollywood's Brat Pack. Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Filled with personal revelations of innocence lost to heady days in Hollywood with John Hughes and an iconic cast of characters, Brat is a surprising and intimate story of an outsider caught up in a most unwitting success"-īook Synopsis Fans of Patti Smith's Just Kids and Rob Lowe's Stories I Only Tell My Friends will love this beautifully written, entertaining, and emotionally honest memoir by an actor, director, and author who found his start as an 80s Brat pack member, now in paperback. New York City of the 1980s is brought to vivid life in these pages - scoring loose joints in Washington Square Park and skipping school in favor of the dark revival houses of the Village where he fell in love with the movies that would change his life. About the Book "Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St.
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