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Our Town

“I Believe in Her:” An
Interview with Author
Kevin Jack McEnroe

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

At 29, Kevin Jack McEnroe calls his grandmother, the actress Joanna Moore, his “guardian angel.” He credits her, and his debut novel Our Town, a fictionalized account of Moore’s life and struggles with failed relationships and substance abuse, with helping him come to know himself better. So much so that got a tattoo of her on his left arm just after the book was … [Read more...] about “I Believe in Her:” An
Interview with Author
Kevin Jack McEnroe

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