In 'A Kid From Marlboro Road', an Irish-American family comes to life through the eyes of a 13-year-old boy in this debut novel by actor-filmmaker Edward Burns. Immigrants and storytellers, lilting voices, and Long Island moxie are all part of this colourful Irish-Catholic community in 1970s New York. Burns has made 14 feature films as a writer-director-actor and starred in many films, including 'Saving Private Ryan'. His first film, 'The Brothers McMullen', premiered in competition at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Grand Jury Prize.