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Brat

An '80s Story

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Brat

By: Andrew McCarthy
Narrated by: Andrew McCarthy
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 Fans of Patti Smith's Just Kids and Rob Lowe's Stories I Only Tell My Friends will love this beautifully written, entertaining and bracingly honest memoir by an actor, director and author who found his start as a 1980s Hollywood Brat pack member.

Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his roles in movies like Pretty in Pink and St Elmo's Fire, and as a charter member of Hollywood's Brat Pack. That iconic group of ingenues and heart throbs, including Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore, has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture.

In Brat, McCarthy focuses his gaze on that singular moment in time and the most defining moments of his youth. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction and expectations of masculinity. New York City of the 1980s is brought to vivid life, from scoring joints in Washington Square Park to skipping school in favour of the dark revival houses of the Village where he fell in love with the movies that would change his life.

Brat is at once an exclusive window into a defining period of pop-culture history and a surprising, intimate story of an outsider caught up in a most unwitting success.

‘Wit, wisdom, and a depth of honesty that resonates to your core’ Demi Moore

‘Explores masculinity, success, the dangers of fame, ambition and cigarettes in an elegant and humorous coming of age story’ Candace Bushnell

‘Absorbing, thoughtful, and sometimes painfully honest … a fascinating read’ Jay McInerney

‘A riveting portrait of the artist as a young man’ Publishers Weekly
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Any one interested in acting, the 80' or Andrew himself should check this out!
However, I find actor and muso autobios tend to be read with a little to much solemnity. I recommend just speeding it up just a little so it feels a little more conversational.

Fascinating !

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I enjoyed this short book thank you Andrew much appreciated and thank you for reading to me

Brat by Andrew McCarthy

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not as in-depth as others but then his career is not as full as others of his generation in terms of work

enjoyed this

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Nicely paced insights to the author's earlier life and then movie industry experiences in a decade of change

Illuminating

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I have been a fan of Andrew McCarthy for a long time and being able to listen to him talk about his life and career was amazing.

Wonderful!

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