Brat: An '80s Story [Paperback]

From an actor and director who got his start as a member of the Hollywood Brat Back, an emotionally poignant memoir, perfect for fans of Patti Smith's Just Kids and Rob Lowe's Stories I Only Tell My Friends. The inspiration for the Hulu documentary.

Everyone knows Andrew McCarthy from his iconic movie roles inPretty in Pink,St. Elmo's Fire,Weekend at Bernie's, andLess than Zero. Part of the legendary Brat Pack (including Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore), his filmography has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture.

InBrat, McCarthy focuses on that singular moment in time. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction, and masculinity. 1980s New York City is brought to vivid life in these pages, from scoring loose joints in Washington Square Park to skipping school in favor of the dark revival houses of the Village—where he fell in love with the movies that would change his life.

Filled with personal revelations of innocence lost to heady days in Hollywood with John Hughes and an iconic cast of characters,Bratis a surprising and intimate story of an outsider caught up in a most unwitting success.Andrew McCarthyis the author of four books,Walking With Sam, Brat: An '80s Story, Just Fly Away,andThe Longest Way Home— all New York Times best sellers. He is an award winning travel writer and served for a dozen years as an editor-at-larger at National Geographic Traveler magazine. Andrew has directed scores of television shows, his recent documentary, BRATS, debuted at #1 on Hulu. He is perhaps best known as an actor for the past four decades, appearing is such iconic films asPretty in PinkandLess Than Zero. He lives in New York.“With wit, wisdom, and a depth of honesty that will resonl“"