Ebook {Epub PDF} The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins

 · Jeanine Cummins was born in Spain. She studied creative writing at Towson University before living in Belfast for several years. In , she moved to New York City where she spent 10 years working in the publishing industry. Cummins is the author of the novels The Outside Boy and The Crooked Branch and the bestselling memoir A Rip in Heaven.  · 'The Outside Boy': My Journey From Memoirist To First-Time Novelist After writing my memoir, I wanted to get as far away from writing about my life as possible. I'd had enough of ripping open the emotional scars of my childhood for other people's examination.  · Review: The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins. Summary (from the back of the book): Ireland, Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee Gypsy who roams with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all their worldly possessions in their wagons. Christy carries with him a burden of guilt as well, haunted by the story of.

The Outside Boy is a poignant coming-of-age novel about an Irish gypsy boy's childhood in the s from Jeanine Cummins, the national best-selling author of A Rip in Heaven and American Dirt. Ireland, Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee gypsy, who roams with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all. Jeanine Cummins. Born. () 6 December (age 46) Rota, Spain. Occupation. Novelist. Jeanine Cummins (born December 6, ) is an American author. She has written four books: a memoir titled A Rip in Heaven and three novels, The Outside Boy, The Crooked Branch, and American Dirt. In "The Outside Boy," Jeanine Cummins has created a poignant, coming-of-age tale which captures the reader and never lets go. The quest for one's identity, the desire for answers, and the need to belong are beautifully addressed in this fine novel. Cummins employs those themes to build the story to its climax and wraps the tale neatly into its.

The Outside Boy, by Jeanine Cummins, is a full-length novel about a boy named Christy (short for Christopher). He lives with his father and a few other relatives as a ‘Traveler’, or a ‘Tinker’, named for the way they move from place to place. 'The Outside Boy': My Journey From Memoirist To First-Time Novelist After writing my memoir, I wanted to get as far away from writing about my life as possible. I'd had enough of ripping open the emotional scars of my childhood for other people's examination. A poignant debut novel of an Irish gypsy boy's childhood in the 's by the author of the bestselling memoir A Rip in bltadwin.rud, Young Christy H.