To my mother and father, and to their parents and
grandparents, who crossed the Atlantic with nothing in
their pockets but hopes and dreams.

Copyright © 2024 Edward Burns

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Burns, Edward, 1968- author.

Title: A kid from Marlboro Road : a novel / Edward Burns.

Description: New York : Seven Stories Press, 2024.

Identifiers: LCCN 2024006923 | ISBN 9781644214077 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781644214084 (ebook)

Subjects: LCGFT: Novels.

Classification: LCC PS3552.U732438 K54 2024

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024006923

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