The Good Hand: A Memoir of Work, Brotherhood and Transformation in an American Boomtown

di Michael Patrick F. Smith (Autore)

Michael Patrick Smith (Narratore)

William Collins, 2021

A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2021 ‘Thrillingly and wrenchingly funny … like Educated and Hillbilly Elegy’ DAVID LIPSKY ‘After reading The Good Hand you may reassess whether you have ever truly done a hard day’s work in your life … This lyrical and engrossing memoir is an extraordinary tale … Undeniably powerful’ SUNDAY TIMES The must-read memoir of 2021. Michael Patrick Smith grew up in a ramshackle farmhouse where his father beat the walls and threw dinner plates. As a restless young man left unmoored by the crashing economy, Smith cut a path to North Dakota to rent a mattress on a flophouse floor. Sleeping boot to beard with the other rough-edged men looking to earn a cent drilling for oil, Smith wanted the work to burn him clean – of his violent upbringing, his demons, his disjointed, doomed relationships. He did not expect, among these quick-fisted, foul-mouthed hands, to find a community. The Good Hand is a memoir of danger and exhaustion, of suffering, loneliness and grit, of masculinity and of learning how to reconcile yourself to yourself. Smith's journey, a personal exploration of the economic disparity and social classes within the mining community, is a testament to the human spirit. His memoirs, a raw and honest autobiography, delve into the heart of the natural resources industry, revealing a world of top engineering and technology. For fans of Stanley Tucci (Taste), Rose Tremain (Rosie), Sonia Faleiro (The Good Girls), Lea Ypi (Free), and John Preston (Fall).

• Autore: Michael Patrick F. Smith
• Narratore: Michael Patrick Smith
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 13:12:01
• Anno edizione: 2021
• Editore: William Collins
• EAN: 9780008399467

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