A Kid from Marlboro Road -- Edward Burns, Hardcover Children's Baby - Picturebooks It all comes down to

It all comes down to this

Impermanence and poverty define their lives

Misery Lark

After an exchange goes awry

Under Calli's leadership

A Kid from Marlboro Road -- Edward Burns, Hardcover Children's Baby - Picturebooks It all comes down toAn Irish American family comes to life through the eyes of a 12 year old boy in this debut novel by actor filmmaker Ed Burns. Immigrants and storytellers, lilting voices and Long Island moxie are all part of this colorful Irish Catholic community in 1970s New York. Our twelve year old narrator, an aspiring writer, is at a wake. He takes in the death of his beloved grandfather, Pop, a larger than life figure. The overflowing crowd a sign of a life well