Ava Man: A Memoir by Rick Bragg

Rick Bragg's Ava Man is a powerful and moving memoir about his relationship with his father, Charles Bragg, a complex and troubled man who struggled with alcoholism and violence. Bragg writes with honesty and compassion about his father's struggles, and about the ways in which his father's past shaped his own life.

Ava's Man

by Rick Bragg

4.7 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	1951 KB
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Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
X-Ray	:	Enabled
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Print length	:	272 pages

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Charles Bragg was born in 1935 in rural Alabama, the son of a sharecropper. He grew up in poverty, and his childhood was marked by violence and abuse. As a young man, Charles Bragg joined the Army, and he served in Korea. After his discharge from the Army, Charles Bragg returned to Alabama, where he worked as a truck driver and a construction worker. He married Rick Bragg's mother, Ava, in 1963, and they had four children together.

Charles Bragg was a loving and devoted father, but he was also a deeply troubled man. He struggled with alcoholism and violence, and he often took his frustrations out on his family. Rick Bragg writes about the many times his father beat him and his siblings, and about the ways in which his father's violence affected his own life.

Despite his father's struggles, Rick Bragg never stopped loving him. He writes about the many times his father showed him kindness and compassion, and about the ways in which his father's love shaped his own life. Ava Man is a powerful and moving story about the复杂的relationship between a father and son. It is a story about love, loss, and redemption.

Praise for Ava Man

"Ava Man is a masterpiece. Rick Bragg writes with honesty and compassion about his father's struggles, and about the ways in which his father's past shaped his own life. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever had a difficult relationship with a parent." —Ann Patchett

"Ava Man is a powerful and moving memoir. Bragg writes with honesty and compassion about his father's struggles, and about the ways in which his father's past shaped his own life. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever had a difficult relationship with a parent." —The New York Times

"Ava Man is a beautifully written and deeply moving memoir. Bragg writes with honesty and compassion about his father's struggles, and about the ways in which his father's past shaped his own life. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever had a difficult relationship with a parent." —The Washington Post

About the Author

Rick Bragg is the author of six previous books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir All Over but the Shoutin'. He is a contributing editor to Southern Living magazine, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic. Bragg lives in Alabama with his wife and two children.

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Ava's Man

by Rick Bragg

4.7 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	1951 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
X-Ray	:	Enabled
Word Wise	:	Enabled
Print length	:	272 pages

FREE