After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story

Hainey, Michael

ISBN 10: 1451676611 / ISBN 13: 9781451676617

Edité par Scribner, 2014

N° de réf. du vendeur 1451676611-3-28959750

Synopsis :

This haunting story of a son’s quest to understand the mystery of his father’s death is “searing and unforgettable…memoir writing at its best” (San Francisco Chronicle)—a “powerfully affecting” (O, The Oprah Magazine) portrait of a family and its legacy of secrets.

“Family? Secrets? Sometimes I think they are the same thing.” So writes Michael Hainey in this unforgettable story of a son’s search to discover the decades-old truth about his father’s mysterious death. Hainey was a boy of six when his father, a bright and shining star in the glamorous, hard-living world of 1960s Chicago newspapers, died under mysterious circumstances. His tragic absence left behind not only a young widow and two small sons but questions about family and truth that would obsess Michael for decades.

Years later, Michael undertakes a risky journey to uncover the true story about what happened to his father. Prodding reluctant relatives and working through a network of his father’s old colleagues, Michael begins to reconcile the father he lost with the one he comes to know. At the heart of his quest is his mother, a woman of courage and tenacity—and a steely determination to press on with her life. A universal story of love and loss and the resilience of family in the face of hardship, After Visiting Friends is the account of a son who goes searching for his father, and in the journey discovers new love and admiration for his mother.

À propos de l?auteur: Michael Hainey is the deputy editor of GQ. He was born in Chicago and now lives in Manhattan.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story
Éditeur : Scribner
Date d'édition : 2014
Reliure : paperback
Etat : Good