"Greg Fields' third novel, The Bright Freight of Memory, follows the lives of two boys from a poor neighborhood through adulthood and old age as they seek, in different ways, to come to grips with life. As always, Fields's prose is elegant, with a musical lyricism reminiscent of Pat Conroy, and the way he ends the tale is heartrending. With this novel, Greg Fields has once again firmly established himself in the ranks of America's finest fiction writers." -Ray Carson Russell, author of Philurius College Blues "A story of childhood trauma somersaulting through adulthood and grappling to define one's lot. Through elegant descriptions and his signature lyrical prose, Greg Fields illuminates the grit and gruel of boys turned to men while straddling the unforgiving wedge between what they were born into and who they might have become." -Rachel Stone, author of The Blue Iris "Fields's novel masterfully delves into the lives of flawed protagonists, revealing their lifelong struggles and isolation. The prose is both profound and moving, poignantly capturing their journey from hopeful youth to troubled adults. A compelling read that resonates with tragic realism and literary excellence." -Glenn R. Miller, author of Doorman Wanted "Greg Fields has joined the pantheon of Irish and Irish American writers so gloriously paying homage to the ould sod and the luminous literary legacy it has inspired. His new novel, The Bright Freight of Memory, captures powerfully the generational angst that haunts the Gaelic-born and their progeny long after their ancestors are gone to the grave. In elegant and elegiac prose, Fields illustrates the inner workings of inherited trauma from Irish plights of famine, diaspora, alcoholism, and loss of identity and family. Poignant and profound." -Deborah Hufford, author of Blood to Rubies, winner of the American Writing Award for Book of the Year and Gold Medal winner of the Ben Franklin Award for Literary Fiction "In The Bright Freight Of Memory, G...