Frank's Shadow
by Doug McIntyre
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Pub Date Jul 18 2023 | Archive Date Jul 18 2023
Greenleaf Book Group | Greenleaf Book Group Press
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Description
Newlywed Danny McKenna’s honeymoon ends abruptly when he learns his father has died, uncannily, on the same day as his hero, Frank Sinatra. Returning home to his knotty Irish American family, Danny is confronted with a painful truth—while he knows everything about the famous singer, his own father is a mystery. Tasked with giving a eulogy for a man he hardly knows, Danny sets out to uncover his dad’s past—an immigrant’s tale of mid-twentieth-century America and the harsh realities of WWII lived in stark contrast to Frank Sinatra’s famously extravagant life.
Along the way, Danny’s own demons nearly destroy him as he struggles to accept his father’s deepest secret—a journey that takes him into the heart of darkness before he learns to live in the light.
Fame, family, and forgiveness are among the many themes in Doug McIntyre’s debut novel, a story full of vibrant scenery, gripping characters, humor, and profound moments of self-realization. Frank’s Shadow is a deeply (sometimes darkly) human story wrapped in the trappings of a delightfully gritty love letter to New York City’s less glamorous neighborhoods.
Advance Praise
“Doug McIntyre does for alcoholics what Mickey Spillane did for detectives. A raucous, funny, sad, and ultimately moving tale of a self-deprecating addict stumbling toward redemption for both his dad and himself.”
—Robert K. Wilcox, author, Target Patton and Black Aces High
“McIntyre’s Danny McKenna channels Scorsese’s Paul Hackett in After Hours, along with Alice McDermott’s Charming Billy, while the Ol’ Blue Eyes soundtrack makes the pages sing and swing.”
—John Pizzarelli, GRAMMY® winner, author, World on a String “A witty and heartfelt ride through twentieth-century American culture. As real as a memoir, Frank’s Shadow is an expertly crafted story. The shoes keep dropping until its very meaningful end.”
—Jim McGrath, author, Pamplona, Goodman Theatre, Chicago “A sprawling study of one man's life as he plows through all the hurdles the twentieth century is able to throw at him. McIntyre does it with insight, detail, and depth.”
—Merrill Markoe, author, We Saw Scenery and What the Dogs Have Taught Me
“Pour yourself a shot of Jack Daniels, tell Siri to play Sinatra ballads nonstop, and pore over Frank's Shadow. McIntyre is a superb writer. A stunning, utterly vivid novel.”
—Lew Irwin, author, Deadly Times and Sinatra: A Man Remembered
“A moving, heartfelt novel with traces of Charles Jackson’s Lost Weekend and Frederick Exley’s A Fan’s Notes. This is a hard-won, convincing valentine to family and the greatest generation.”
—David Evanier, former senior fiction editor, The Paris Review; author, All the Things You Are: The Life of Tony Bennett
“With his wise, witty, and richly detailed prose, Doug McIntyre’s probing, compassionate novel finds universality and even grandeur in the seemingly mundane; along the way he touches the heart again and again.
—James Gavin, author, Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker and George Michael: A Life
“Doug McIntyre’s Frank’s Shadow is a chess game of suspense. Highly recommended!”
—Douglas Brinkley, New York Times best-selling author, Silent Spring Revolution
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9798886450446 |
| PRICE | $23.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 272 |
