A Song For Mary ~ Dennis Smith ~ Irish-American Memory

'A SONG FOR MARY is a memory.  As Dennis Smith ages from seven to twenty-five, we see him learn life's indelible lessons - how to dodge the slaps of crotchety nuns, wallop and punching bag, refuse to 'take crap' from anyone, steal a longed for kiss, and, finally, stare into death's face. Street denizen, truant, and hard living thrill seeker, Smith was, in many ways,  a young man slated for failure.  For his salvation, he could count on only two things.  One was his mother, who at a cost to her own dreams, sometimes hilariously, always lovingly, pulled him by the ear into adulthood.  The other was his Irish-Catholic heritage, which even in his darkest moments whispered to him of success, of the power of faith and family and the force of the written word. A SONG FOR MARY is not just a tale of immigrant life, but a universal story of a mother's love for her child and a child's determination to do his mother proud.'