Promise me, Dad : a year of hope, hardship, and purpose
Biden, Joseph R.2017
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In November 2014, 13 members of the Biden family gathered on Nantucket for Thanksgiving, a tradition they had been celebrating for the past 40 years; it was the one constant in what had become a hectic, scrutinized, and overscheduled life. The Thanksgiving holiday was a time to connect, a time to reflect on what the year had brought, and what the future might hold. But this year felt different from all those that had come before. Joe and Jill Biden's eldest son, Beau, had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour 15 months earlier, and his survival was uncertain. 'Promise me, Dad,' Beau had told his father. 'Give me your word that no matter what happens, you're going to be all right.' Joe Biden gave him his word. 'Promise Me, Dad' chronicles the year that followed, which would be the most momentous and challenging in Joe Biden's extraordinary life and career.
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Author:
Biden, Joseph R., author
Imprint:
London : Macmillan, 2017.
Collation:
258 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781509890057 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
973.932092B-BID BIDB
Language:
English
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BRN:
1843224
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