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Townie: A Memoir
by Andre Dubus III
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Townie A Memoir Andre Dubus III 9780393340679 Amazon “As a memoir and as a family story Townie is beautiful and almost perfectly executed As a meditation on violence from an author who once embraced it it is shocking necessary and indispensable” Michael Schaub NPR Townie A Memoir Wikipedia Townie – A Memoir is a 2011 memoir by American novelist and short story writer Andre Dubus III It details Dubus childhood in Haverhill Massachusetts and his frequently turbulent relationship with his father Andre Dubus II Summary Dubus writes about growing up in Haverhill Massachusetts in the 1970s after his parents divorced Dubus and his three siblings spent much of their time alone while their mother worked to support the family Andre Dubus III Books Townie A Memoir Townie A Memoir Now Available in Hardcover Paperback and ebook After their parents divorced in the 1970s Andre Dubus III and his three siblings grew up with their exhausted working mother in a depressed Massachusetts mill town saturated with drugs and crime Townie A Memoir by Andre Dubus III – review Books The In a memoir heroism is an uncomfortable space for the author to occupy Yet despite its rough edges Townie is a mesmerising work one of the best accounts Ive encountered of violence and its Townie A Memoir TOWNIE is at once a painfully honest story about growing up in a town with few prospects about fighting and clawing your way through a childhood and a neighborhood that seems hopeless about rediscovering the man you never knew about seizing fresh starts whether through weightlifting or creative pursuits Townie A Memoir Ive never read a better or more serious meditation on violence its sources consequences and especially its terrifying pleasures than Townie Its a brutal and yes thrilling memoir that sheds real light on the creative process of two of our best writers Andre Dubus III and his famous much revered father Townie A Memoir by Andre Dubus III Books on Google Play In this unforgettable memoir acclaimed novelist Dubus shows us how he escaped the cycle of violence and found empathy in channeling the stories of others—bridging in the process the rift between his father and himself Townie by Andre Dubus III Townie is one of the best memoirs Ive read and Ive read a lot of memoirs It is masterfully written paced and structured I was gripped by the unfolding narrative really cared and was interested in the guys plight and by its themes of neglectful fathers and male violence Townie W W Norton Company “As a memoir and as a family story Townie is beautiful and almost perfectly executed As a meditation on violence from an author who once embraced it it is shocking necessary and indispensable” Townie By Andre Dubus III The New York Times Darcey Steinke’s most recent book is the memoir “Easter Everywhere” A version of this review appears in print on February 27 2011 on Page BR10 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline
