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Kevin Moffett writes a raw account of fatherhood and generational trauma through the eyes of one man who is determined not to follow in his father’s footsteps.
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR.
Florida, 1982. A nine-year-old watches as his dead father’s possessions are hauled away: his clothes and tools, his faux-leather recliner. His sensei says it’s a perfect time to turn his weaknesses into weapons. His PE teacher says he runs like a pregnant ostrich. His mother takes out a personal ad. Everyone is trying to teach him a lesson but he is, it seems, a slow learner. Meanwhile, with each passing day, his f...
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