Set in the industrial heart of England in the 1960s, The Marl Hole Kid tells the story of one boy's struggle to maintain his dignity and compassion growing up in poverty, with a violent, alcoholic, Irish father. A variety of touching, humorous, and outrageous stories illustrate this inspirational journey of survival and the forging of the boy's spirit and character along the way. Anthony McCandless was born the second of 13 children in 1955 in Tipton, England. The area was known as the Black Country because of the dark clouds of smoke and soot that blanketed the area. With its foundries,...
Set in the industrial heart of England in the 1960s, The Marl Hole Kid tells the story of one boy's struggle to maintain his dignity and compassion gr...
