Award-Winning Irish Author Comes Home to Boston

Boston, MA, December 17, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Penny McCann Pennington, author of acclaimed novel, "It Burns a Lovely Light" made a splash in Somerville's Infamous Irish Restaurant and Pub, The Burren.

"You can't beat signing books to the sound of mandolin, guitar and some crisp Gaelic Harmonies," says Pennington. "Not to mention, the bartenders really know how to pour a pint of Guiness."

The daughter of an Air Force General, Pennington and her sisters sent many summers in Marshfield, Massachussetts, while their parents moved their belongings to yet another base.

"It Burns a Lovely Light" is a stay-up-all-nighter:
When a possibly-too-close military family suddenly comes unsprung, the eldest daughter, Farley, gives up her dreams to care for her brother, William, an autistic savant. William is the novel's loyal and disarmingly insightful hero. "The book was written primarily from Farley's perspective," says Penny McCann Pennington, the author of "It Burns a Lovely Light." "The impact of William just took over. It's a classic example of the story directing the author."

"It Burns a Lovely Light" continues to receive rave reviews in major publications and won numerous awards / honorable mentions. Judges from the 22nd Annual Writer's Digest Awards gave her a perfect 5 (“outstanding”) in all categories. The international organization Autism Speaks requested permission to include her novel in their on-line parent’s resource library. And most recently, “It Burns a Lovely Light" was named a finalist for the 2014 USA Best Book Award.