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Townie: A Memoir

By Andre Dubus III

400 pages; W. W. Norton & Company

Available at:

Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound

The author of House of Sand and Fog reveals a youth spent fighting on the streets and in the ring—and a lifetime of trying to connect with his father.

— Karen Holt

Published 01/26/2011

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