The South Shore Boy
The South Shore Boy is Langille’s first novel. It is the remarkable story of a physically immature boy coming of age in the 60s in a loveless home, ruled by a bitter, abusive,and depressed father. The protagonist is a skinny, athletic, eleven-year-old boy by the name of Jamie Liam Larkin. We follow his maturation from age 11 to 18. Jamie is taken under the wing of his father’s police colleague and boxing coach, at the age of eleven and he befriends his junior high school wrestling coach, at the age of twelve. He fights his way through life’s obstacles to grab a lifeline to a future of upward mobility, love, and happiness. How does he manage this? The answers lie between these two covers.”
The South Shore Boy is Langille’s first novel. It is the remarkable story of a physically immature boy coming of age in the 60s in a loveless home, ruled by a bitter, abusive,and depressed father. The protagonist is a skinny, athletic, eleven-year-old boy by the name of Jamie Liam Larkin. We follow his maturation from age 11 to 18. Jamie is taken under the wing of his father’s police colleague and boxing coach, at the age of eleven and he befriends his junior high school wrestling coach, at the age of twelve. He fights his way through life’s obstacles to grab a lifeline to a future of upward mobility, love, and happiness. How does he manage this? The answers lie between these two covers.”
The South Shore Boy is Langille’s first novel. It is the remarkable story of a physically immature boy coming of age in the 60s in a loveless home, ruled by a bitter, abusive,and depressed father. The protagonist is a skinny, athletic, eleven-year-old boy by the name of Jamie Liam Larkin. We follow his maturation from age 11 to 18. Jamie is taken under the wing of his father’s police colleague and boxing coach, at the age of eleven and he befriends his junior high school wrestling coach, at the age of twelve. He fights his way through life’s obstacles to grab a lifeline to a future of upward mobility, love, and happiness. How does he manage this? The answers lie between these two covers.”