Edward McClelland's RUNNING FOR HOME is a deeply moving coming-of-age story with a distinct, refreshing authenticity. This sympathetic portrait of a young man trying to find his way in a working-class town after the factory closes has no easy Hollywood resolution (which often involves the main character running from home as if escape is victory). McClelland's story rings true with the authority and complexity of an insider's perspective. We immediately know where we are and who's talking to us, and that we won't be getting any bull from this narrator. A tight, powerful story crafted by a brilliant prose writer. ~Jim Daniels, author of Middle Ages: Poems