Andrew McCarthy is a writer, actor, and director. He is an editor-at-large with National Geographic Traveler and has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Wall Street Journal. The Society of American Travel Writers named him Travel Journalist of the Year in 2010 and presented him their Grand Award in 2011. McCarthy made his acting debut at nineteen and has appeared in dozens of films, including Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, and The Joy Luck Club. He lives in New York.
“[The] reader gets to see the world in a way that only the author
can show it and vicariously inhabit a self that only one person can
be…. McCarthy achieves this with charm and credibility. . . [His]
prose shines with intelligence and intimacy. . . . [This] soulful
and searching book is ultimately that: a long, strange trip ion the
direction of full-throttle love.”
*The New York Times Book Review*
"McCarthy ponders some of the biggest and most frightening
questions surrounding intimacy: How does a loner connect? How does
a traveler settle down? How do we merge into families without
losing ourselves? The answer seems to be that all these things are
impossible...and yet somehow we do it anyway. There is much to be
learned, and much to be admired, in this elegant, thoughtful
story."—Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray,
Love
"Brave and moving...McCarthy’s keen sense of scene and storytelling
ignites his accounts...[t]hreaded with an exemplary vulnerability
and propelled by a candid exploration of his own life’s
frailties."
*National Geographic Traveler*
“Andrew McCarthy treks from Baltimore to the Amazon, exploring his
commitment issues as fearlessly as he scales Mount
Kilimanjaro."
*Elle*
"This is not some memoir written by an actor who fancies himself a
world traveler. McCarthy really is a world traveler – and a damned
fine writer, too…To readers who think, “Andrew McCarthy? Really?”
the answer is a resounding and emphatic yes. Really."
*Booklist*
“Combining the best aspects of Paul Theroux’s misanthropy in books
like Old Patagonian Express and Elizabeth Gilbert’s emotions in
Eat, Pray, Love, [The Longest Way Home] is hard to put down. Bound
to be popular, this compelling and honest chronicle will not
disappoint readers."
*Library Journal*
"It's hard to write books that are both adventurous and touching,
but Andrew McCarthy manages to pull it off and more! A smart,
valuable book." --Gary Shteyngart, bestselling author of Super Sad
True Love Story and Absurdistan
“McCarthy delivers a deeply revealing memoir about settling down,
both with a woman and in his own skin. An unflinchingly honest
examination of his life as an actor, son, brother, husband, and
father, as well as his struggle with commit-ting to a woman in his
life whom he plans to—and does, by the end of the book—marry in
Dublin. Alcoholism, infidelity, the dark side of celebrity—McCarthy
holds nothing back. … he skillfully brings the locations and their
characters to life. …Like the best travel, accompanying McCarthy on
his road toward self-awareness and the woman he loves is much more
about the journey than the destination.”
*Gotham magazine*
"Rarely have I seen the male psyche explored with such honesty and
vulnerability. This is the story of a son, a father, a brother, a
husband, a man who finds the courage not only to face himself, but
to reveal himself, and, in so doing, illuminates something about
what it is to be human, fully alive, and awake.” --Dani Shapiro,
Author of Devotion
"Where lesser writers might reach for hyperbole and Roget to
describe such exotic lands as Patagonia, Kilimanjaro and Baltimore,
in The Longest Way Home, McCarthy leans on subtlety, a
straightforward style and hard-won insights to allow his larger
stories to unfold. It’s not hard to imagine him as the solitary
figure in the café, scribbling in a notebook by candlelight, making
the lonely, tedious work of travel writing look romantic and
easy."--Chuck Thompson, author of Better Off Without 'Em and Smile
When You're Lying
"As an actual voyage, McCarthy's globe-trotting tale is an
evocative, highly entertaining read. But as an introspective and
emotional journey, his story is unforgivingly honest, courageous,
and hard to put down." --David Farley, author of An Irreverent
Curiousity
"This book is the one that keeps you up later than you wanted and
occupies your mind long after you put it down. It’s the kind of
great writing that transforms my thoughts into its same cadence and
has me suddenly writing my own stories in my head, attempting to
pull something from the inspiration of incredibly detailed
observations and well-turned phrases."
*The Beat of NJ blog*
“A candid, touching and often humorous new memoir.”
*San Francisco Chronicle*
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