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THE SCOTTS FROM A HILL
by patricia scott
The Scotts from A Hill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a wild romp from the hills of Ireland across the ocean to the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania. A story both comedy and tragedy, this true tale wittily chronicles the escapades of the Scott family through economic depression, war, addiction, and the rise and fall of industrial Pittsburgh’s ethnic neighborhoods. Above all else, it is a story about what it means to love. The remarkable Patricia Scott has earned a place among the Irish-American greats like Flannery O’Connor and Frank McCourt. Her narrative is delicious, and her devotion to the historical record is a powerful insight for our time. A must-read!
—Naomi North, writer and editor
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