This powerful memoir from a #1 New
York Times bestselling author and Newbery Medalist features poetry,
letters, recipes, and other personal artifacts that provide an
intimate look into his life and the loved ones he shares it with. In
an intimate and non-traditional (or "new-fashioned")
memoir, Kwame Alexander shares snapshots of a man learning how to
love. He takes us through stories of his parents: from being awkward
newlyweds in the sticky Chicago summer of 1967, to the
sometimes-confusing ways they showed their love to each other, and
for him. He explores his own relationships—his difficulties as a
newly wedded, 22-year-old father, and the precariousness of his early
marriage working in a jazz club with his second wife. Alexander
attempts to deal with the unravelling of his marriage and the grief
of his mother's recent passing while sharing the solace he found in
learning how to perfect her famous fried chicken dish. With an open
heart, Alexander weaves together memories of his past to try and
understand his greatest love: his daughters.
Full
of heartfelt reminisces, family recipes, love poems, and personal
letters, Why Fathers Cry
at Night inspires bravery
and vulnerability in every reader who has experienced the reckless
passion, heartbreak, failure, and joy that define the whirlwind woes
and wonders of love.