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In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir

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Tom Junod tells the story of his father, a larger-than-life handbag salesman with a suitcase full of secrets, in this moving reflection of fathers, sons and the complex bonds between them.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • From two-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod, a searching, brilliantly stylized memoir about a charismatic, philandering father who tried to mold his son in his image, the many secrets he hid, the son’s obsessive quest to uncover them, and ultimately, the true meaning of manhood

“Affecting. . . . Moves like a song, drawing you in with its melody before delivering an emotional wallop.” —The New York Times


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