The Pride of the Acre

The Pride of the Acre is a coming-of-age story. Charlie Tumulty passes out of a difficult childhood to find love, a goal in the boxing ring, and with the help of two valuable mentors, self-awareness and a love of reading. The road to Charlie's Olympic boxing goal, and to the love he yearns for, is fraught with difficulty. A hard decision has life-altering consequences and forces him to the threshold of an even tougher decision. What is the price that vengeance owes to a love cut short? And who will pay it?

About the Author

Stephen O'Connor is a writer from Lowell, Massachusetts, where much of his work is set. He is the author of two books of short stories and three previous novels. He has published in numerous literary journals including The Massachusetts Review, The Amsterdam Quarterly, Aethlon, and elsewhere. His essays have appeared in The Boston Globe. O'Connor has won a Helen Literary Award, and received a Distinguished Mention in the Elinor Lipman Contest and an Honorable Mention in the Open Road Review  Story Contest; The Massachusetts Review nominated his story "The Hopster's Hopper" for a Pushcart Prize. The Pride of the Acre won the Storytrade Award for best Northeast Regional novel. For more information on O'Connor's, visit lowellwriter.com.