Johny has hit some tough times in his life. His girlfriend leaves him as he is awaiting eviction from his Brooklyn apartment. He becomes homeless, sleeping outside in Central Park and walking to his job. In the park he faces a different side of reality, but ends up meeting some unlikely characters that he befriends. Despite all the hardships, he meets Sandra and Betty, two women who change him dramatically. He comes to get himself out of his mess and understand his struggle, while finding happiness and freedom in his simple life. Blue York City is a book about social divisions, strife, mental health, and the challenges of living in a big city. Every character is lost in some way with their own struggle, no matter their life station. Johny, a foolish wanderer of sorts, unmotivated and without resource, represents so many of us who are looking for a path in this world, "... and I was, like the killer, a needle in a haystack, just an anonymous person in the streets of New York City. The paradox of what is at once grand and grotesque about this city."
"Avoiding the obvious 'bad boy makes good' approach, the book treads a subtle line between Johny's darker moments and those when he begins to regain a sense of self-esteem. Particularly powerful is the portrayal of the destitute in a desperately divided society where the haves and have nots, or 'broken-downers', live in close proximity. The Tonys of this world, living in near squalor and struggling with various addictions are contrasted with the Bettys and Harveys, carrying out protected lives in resplendent mansions, a stone's throw away. As its title suggests, New York is a strong presence in the book which abounds in examples of 'the paradox of what is at once grand and grotesque about this city'." -D O'Hagan

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• Publication Date: July 13, 2017
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• Print Length: 182 Pages
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