My Grandfather's Son[我祖父的儿子]

Provocative,inspiring,andunflinchinglyhonest,MyGrandfather'sSonisthestoryofoneofAmerica'smostremarkableandcontroversialleaders,SupremeCourtjusticeClarenceThomas,toldinhisownwords.ThomaswasborninruralGeorgiaonJune23,1948,intoalifemarkedbypovertyandhunger.HisparentsdivorcedwhenThomaswasstillababy,andhisfathermovednorthtoPhiladelphia,leavinghisyoungmothertoraisehimandhisbrotherandsisteronthetendollarsaweeksheearnedasamaid.Atageseven,Thomasandhissix-year-oldbrotherweresenttolivewithhismother'sfather,MyersAnderson,andherstepmotherintheirSavannahhome.ItwasamovethatwouldforeverchangeThomas'slife.Hisgrandfather,whomhecalled"Daddy,"wasablackmanwithastrictworkethic,tryingtoraiseafamilyintheyearsofJimCrow.Thomaswitnessedhisgrandparents'steadfastnessdespiteinjustices,theirhopefulnessdespitebigotry,andtheirdeeplovefortheircountry.HisownquietambitionwouldpropelhimtoHolyCrossandYaleLawSchool,andeventually"despiteabitter,highlycontestedpublicconfirmation"tothehighestcourtintheland.Inthiscandidanddeeplymovingmemoir,aquintessentialAmericantaleofhardshipandgrit,ClarenceThomasrecountshisastonishingjourneyforthefirsttime,andpayshomagetothemanwhomadeitpossible.Intimatelyandeloquently,Thomasspeaksout,revealingthepiecesofhislifeheholdsdear,detailingthesufferingandinjusticeshehasovercome,includingtheacrimoniousandpolarizingSenatehearinginvolvingaformeraide,AnitaHill,andthedepressionanddespairitcreatedinhisownlifeandthelivesofthoseclosesttohim.MyGrandfather'sSonisthestoryofadeterminedmanwhosefaith,courage,andperseveranceinspiredhimtoriseupagainstalloddsandachievehisdreams.