Martha's Vineyard Burning

Martha's Vineyard Burning is a tragicomedy memoir of DAVID DUARTE, a second generation native of Martha's Vineyard who turns to petty crime at the age of 13 when he discovers that his father is blatantly cheating on his saintly mother with numerous women. It's the mid-fifties and the Island is a small community and David is a highly sensitive youngster whose embarrassment for his mother and the family—he is one of 4 siblings— increases to a burning rage and resentment against his business-s...