Andre Dubus III

"A former colonel in the Iranian Air Force yearns to restore his family's dignity. A recovering alcoholic and addict down on her luck struggles to hold on to the one thing she has left. And her lover, a married cop, is driven to extremes to win her love." –from the publisher

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Andre Dubus III promotes Townie.

After their parents divorced in the 1970s, Andre Dubus III and his siblings grew up with their overworked mother in a depressed Massachusetts mill town saturated with drugs and violence. Nearby, his father, an eminent author, taught on a college campus and took the kids out on Sundays. The clash between the drinking, drugging, and fighting of "townies" and the ambitions of students debating books and ideas, couldn’t have been more stark. In his memoir Townie, 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. (jpmoore)… (more)

Andre Dubus III promotes Townie: A Memoir.

"Dubus relives, absent self-pity or blame, a life shaped by bouts of violence and flurries of tenderness."-Vanity Fair After their parents divorced in the 1970s, Andre Dubus III and his three siblings grew up with their overworked mother in a depressed Massachusetts mill town saturated with drugs and everyday violence. Nearby, his father, an eminent author, taught on a college campus and took the kids out on Sundays. The clash between town and gown, between the hard drinking, drugging, and fighting of "townies" and the ambitions of students debating books and ideas, couldn't have been more stark. 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. (jpmoore)… (more)

Andre Dubus III reads from Townie.

One of the most anticipated books of the season, a memoir by the author of House of Sand and Fog. 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. To protect himself and those he loved from street violence, Andre learned to use his fists so well that he was even scared of himself. He was on a fast track to getting killed--or killing someone else. He signed on as a boxer. Nearby, his father, an eminent author, taught on a college campus and took the kids out on Sundays. The clash of worlds couldn't have been more stark-or more difficult for a son to communicate to a father. Only by becoming a writer himself could Andre begin to bridge the abyss and save himself. His memoir is a riveting, visceral, profound meditation on physical violence and the failures and triumphs of love. (bookconscious)… (more)

Andre Dubus III , The Garden of Last Days.

In his stunning follow-up to the #1 best-selling House of Sand and Fog, Andre Dubus draws us into the lives of three deeply flawed, driven people whose paths intersect on a September night in Florida. April, a stripper, has brought her daughter to work at the Puma Club for Men. There she encounters Bassam, a foreign client both remote and too personal, and free with his money. Meanwhile, another man, AJ, has been thrown out of the club, and he’s drunk and angry and lonely. From these explosive elements comes a relentless, raw, and page-turning narrative that seizes the reader by the throat with psychological tension, depth, and realism. This gripping novel comes highly recommended by Jane Moser.
Andre Dubus III is the author of House of Sand and Fog (an Oprah’s Book Club selection and National Book Award Finalist), Bluesman, and The Cage Keeper and Other Stories. He lives with his family north of Boston. (booksense)… (more)