International fans of Dan Hill will be happy to learn that his critically-acclaimed memoir, I Am My Father’s Son, is now available on iBooks, the Apple bookstore.
In I Am My Father’s Son, Hill traces this poignant, difficult relationship through vivid family stories, letters, memories and his own award-winning lyrics, often revealing the motivation behind the songs. He tells the story of two parallel lives, alternating between his father’s experience of racism in mid-20th-century America and his own search for identity as a young black man in suburban Canada. Dan compares his own fascinating journey through the international music business to his father’s pioneering efforts in Canadian human rights. Bursting with humour and pathos, I Am My Father’s Son is an intensely personal journey of revelation, examination and, ultimately, forgiveness. It is a story that lays bare the private struggle between two very public figures and at the same time illuminates the universal relationship between fathers and sons.
“I Am My Father’s Son describes a complicated family… in a complicated time, and does it with honesty and verve.”
“A compulsively readable memoir. It is a fine contribution not just to Canadian showbiz lore but to our country’s social history. Dan Hill dishes lots of fascinating backstage gossip… [but] also strikes universal chords.”
“The honesty’s just right… Dan Hill’s wrenching book dissects a troubled father-son relationship made more complicated by race.”
“Singer/songwriter Hill’s complex relationship with his very accomplished and domineering dad forms the basis of this moving memoir. Biggest surprise of the year.”
“Dan Hill’s writing is intelligent, hilarious, eloquent and astonishingly honest. I Am My Father’s Son is a remarkable act of courage.”
“I Am My Father’s Son took me on an intellectual, emotional and spiritual pilgrimage that instantly changed my life forever.”
“Dan Hill’s book is a revelation – a wonderfully written memoir that reveals such profound humanity and sensitivity in dealing with the complexities of love, hate, competition and pride within a family… Simultaneously, Dan chronicles the lures and pitfalls of the music business, generously sharing his entanglements in the shark-infested waters that many creative artists have to navigate… I couldn’t put the book down.”
International fans of Dan Hill will be happy to learn that his critically-acclaimed memoir, I Am My Father’s Son, is now available on iBooks, the Apple bookstore.
