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Just a Man: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
This is third in the Just a Boy trilogy by Richard McCann
Little did Richard know that 32 years after his mother was murdered by Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, his heart would be broken once more. In his second book The Boy Grows Up, we discovered how Richard began piecing his life back together following the loss and destruction that had blighted his early years. But tragedy was bound to strike again. Just a Man chronicles Richard's journey, as he is repeatedly tested, until he realises the truth of something he has believed since the loss of his mother when he was just five years old - that the spirits of our loved ones are always around us.
Just a Man is a remarkable book of triumph and forgiveness and will leave you spellbound.
Little did Richard know that 32 years after his mother was murdered by Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, his heart would be broken once more. In his second book The Boy Grows Up, we discovered how Richard began piecing his life back together following the loss and destruction that had blighted his early years. But tragedy was bound to strike again. Just a Man chronicles Richard's journey, as he is repeatedly tested, until he realises the truth of something he has believed since the loss of his mother when he was just five years old - that the spirits of our loved ones are always around us.
Just a Man is a remarkable book of triumph and forgiveness and will leave you spellbound.
253 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 4, 2018
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About the author
Richard McCann
27 books26 followersRichard McCann was a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. He lived in Washington, D.C., where he was a longtime professor in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at American University.
A gay writer,[1] he was the author of Mother of Sorrows, a collection of linked stories. It won the 2005 John C. Zacharis First Book Award from Ploughshares and was also an American Library Association Stonewall Book Award recipient, as well as a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Amazon named it one of the Top 50 Books of 2005.
McCann's book of poems, Ghost Letters, won the 1994 Beatrice Hawley and Capricorn Poetry awards. With Michael Klein, he edited Things Shaped in Passing: More 'Poets for Life' Writing from the AIDS Pandemic. His stories, poems, and essays have appeared in The Atlantic," Esquire, Ms., Tin House, Ploughshares, and numerous anthologies, including The O. Henry Prize Stories 2007, Best American Essays 2000, and The Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories. He received fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations and the Yaddo Corporation. In 2010, he was the Master Artist at The Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, FL
A gay writer,[1] he was the author of Mother of Sorrows, a collection of linked stories. It won the 2005 John C. Zacharis First Book Award from Ploughshares and was also an American Library Association Stonewall Book Award recipient, as well as a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award. Amazon named it one of the Top 50 Books of 2005.
McCann's book of poems, Ghost Letters, won the 1994 Beatrice Hawley and Capricorn Poetry awards. With Michael Klein, he edited Things Shaped in Passing: More 'Poets for Life' Writing from the AIDS Pandemic. His stories, poems, and essays have appeared in The Atlantic," Esquire, Ms., Tin House, Ploughshares, and numerous anthologies, including The O. Henry Prize Stories 2007, Best American Essays 2000, and The Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories. He received fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations and the Yaddo Corporation. In 2010, he was the Master Artist at The Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, FL
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April 23, 2018
Sat down to read 'Just a Man' and finished it in one sitting. Was totally gripped from the start and amazed at Richard's resilience and his ability to bounce back whatever life has thrown at him.
It is heart breaking to read of the loss of his dear sister Sonia and his father, but so comforting to discover the many connections and influences he continues to have with them from the other side.
I have been very fortunate to hear Richard speaker and if you get a chance I recommend that you do too.
This book is a gift offering hope and a great example that it's not what happens to us that is important but what we do with it.
It is heart breaking to read of the loss of his dear sister Sonia and his father, but so comforting to discover the many connections and influences he continues to have with them from the other side.
I have been very fortunate to hear Richard speaker and if you get a chance I recommend that you do too.
This book is a gift offering hope and a great example that it's not what happens to us that is important but what we do with it.
April 27, 2023
What a life
I brought this and did not put it down till I had read it. The trio of books are inspirational. To lose so much but also gain life experiences that can help others. I hope Richard has a long and happy life he deserves it.
I brought this and did not put it down till I had read it. The trio of books are inspirational. To lose so much but also gain life experiences that can help others. I hope Richard has a long and happy life he deserves it.
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