The author is a lifelong resident of Connecticut. The Very First Thing I Remember is a story about a boy growing up in one of the largest cities in the statean old mill town that had seen better years. The story is told through the eyes of a five-year-old child growing into adolescence.
The voyage that the main character takes in this story is not that special or even particularly interesting in the eyes of the author. This book is simply him telling a little story about his own personal journey into learning.
