Jews and Irish Catholics did not often marry each other in the 1970s. Lynn and I did. A few mishaps, an AWOL rabbi, a long delay and a riotous reception, all combined for a hugely memorable day.
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“When the history of Ireland is written—the story of the ordinary and the extraordinary combined—the readers will thank the heavens for what the McCourt family have brought us. A Long Stone’s Throw is humble, humorous, and honest. Alphie McCourt moves fluidly through time and geography, to bring us a brand new story, one that is necessary and real, one filled with tenderness and redemption.”
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Colum McCann, National Book Award–winning author of Let the Great World Spin, on A Long Stone’s Throw