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THE MEMORY OF RUNNING
"Endearing...it's a ride
worth taking."
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USA TODAY
"Riders who hop onto the back of Smithy Ide's bike and ride America with him will cherish the journey. I loved this sad, funny, life-affirming novel."
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WALLY LAMB
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"The two narrative lines are funny, strange, heartbreaking and beautiful. Mr. McLarty writes with warmth and depth, inviting his readers into Smith's world and making them comfortable there."
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WALL STREET JOURNAL
"[A] story narrated so clearly inside a reader's head that she can just settle back for the ride, escaping the daily grind."
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PORTLAND OREGONIAN
"It's an exhilarating ride"
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NEWSWEEK
"A funny, poignant...debut that aims, like its
protagonist to please."
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"[A] moving debut novel."
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LIFE MAGAZINE
"Wonderfully
fullbodied, deepsouled first novel that is
both melancholy and masterly."
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THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL