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Townieis the 2011 memoir written by American novelist Andre Dubus III. Set in the mill town of Haverhill, Massachusetts during the 1970s, Andre recounts his time growing up and coming of age as the son of acclaimed writer and professor, Andre Dubus II.

Describing his formative years as a bullied, impoverished, drug and alcohol addicted teenager heading down a destructive path following his parents’ divorce, Andre ultimately finds refuge in learning how to fight. Later, reconciling the clash between brains and brawn, Andre cathartically escapes his violent past through empathetic storytelling.

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The memoir touches on themes of adolescence, poverty, violence, divorce, fatherhood, self-expression, authorship, and urban American identity. Townie has been called “a stormy and courageous memoir” by The New Yorkerand “shocking, necessary, and indispensable ” by NPR.

The memoir begins in the rundown mill town of Haverhill, Massachusetts.

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