The Streets Where I Lived

Boston is the stage where hard times and good times act out during the great depression. Jacky Roche roams its streets, beaches and subways trying to help his family: making mistakes, learning and adjusting. Soon he is a mischievous teen -ager, enjoys sex, becomes a soldier, homeowner, husband, father, business executive and retiree writing stories and poetry.

These unique memoirs cover eighty seven years of hopes, fears, happiness and heartbreaks told in a caring voice. Readers will identify with many of the episodes about: childhood, family, sexual awakening, travels, WWI & WWII, poetry, death, suicide and gay experiences.