My Grandfather’s Son: A Memoir

Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather’s Son is the story of one of America’s most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, told in his own words.

Thomas speaks out, revealing the pieces of his life he holds dear, detailing the suffering and injustices he has overcome, including the polarizing Senate hearing involving a former aide, Anita Hill, and the depression and despair it created in his own life and the lives of those closest to him. In this candid and deeply moving memoir, a quintessential American tale of hardship and grit, Clarence Thomas recounts his astonishing journey for the first time.

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Review

โ€œJustice Thomas describes his intellectual journey, and his struggle to keep body and soul together on meager government pay, in some of the bookโ€™s most absorbing and self-critical chapters.โ€ โ€” William Grimes, The New York Times

โ€œThanks to this book, the public can get to know the man himself.โ€ โ€” Thomas Sowell, National Review

โ€œGripping. . . . Thomas offers an education in practical wisdom and moral courage. Particularly instructive, and moving, is the portrait of his grandfather. . . . A delightful bookโ€”you really canโ€™t put it downโ€”but itโ€™s also a source of moral education for young Americans.โ€ โ€” William Kristol, The Weekly Standard

โ€œA tale of pride, dertermination and independence. . . . A great American story, written by an extraordinary man.โ€ โ€” Rich Lowry, National Review

โ€œCandid. . . . A fascinating glimpse into a tortured, complex, and often perplexing personality.โ€ โ€” The Washington Post Book World

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โ€œAn original addition to those great black autobiographies of the past. . . . A lesson on how to live in freedomโ€”a lesson that begins with a description of poverty on a par with Richard Wrightโ€™s portrait of poverty in Black Boy. . . . Thomas is now an archetype that will inspire others. I can think of no greater achievement.โ€ โ€” Shelby Steele, National Review (cover story)

โ€œVery rewarding reading. . . . While there is anger in the bookโ€”justifiable anger, one might argueโ€”there is also tenderness, vulnerability, brutal honesty and overflowing gratitude. . . . There is also unswerving intellectual integrity.โ€ โ€” Mona Charen

โ€œAs his memoir shows, Justice Thomasโ€™s views were forged in the crucible of a truly authentic American story.โ€ โ€” John Yoo, The Wall Street Journal

โ€œThe book of the year for Americans tired of politics as usual.โ€ โ€” The Denver Post

โ€œThomas speaks candidly about the mistakes he made that fueled his determination to overcome all odds to be appointed to the nationโ€™s highest court.โ€ โ€” The Oklahoman

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โ€œA tale so profoundly moving, and so profoundly true to this nationโ€™s ideals, that every American father ought to read the first two chaptersโ€”and then read them aloud to his children.โ€ โ€” The Dallas Morning News

โ€œThomas is refreshingly candid about the depths of his suffering, and one comes away with a deep sadness about our broken politics and the ferocious disincentives for anyone to seek high government appointment.โ€ โ€” Newsday

โ€œAbsorbing.โ€ โ€” The Economist

โ€œThe Georgia native writes a telling memoir about his life prior to joining the U.S. Supreme Court. . . . My Grandfatherโ€™s Son lays bare the darkest, most painful moments of his life, with candor almost unheard of in public figures, let alone Supreme Court justices.โ€ โ€” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

โ€œA fascinating and irresistible read.โ€ โ€” The New York Sun

โ€œA transcendent work. . . . My Grandfatherโ€™s Son is a coming of age in the fullest sense. . . . A meditation of time and perspective and the shifts in outlook both can bring. . . . A memoir of raw honesty.โ€ โ€” The Oregonian

โ€œEngrossing.โ€ โ€” Jack & Suzy Welch, Business Week

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From the Inside Flap

Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather’s Son is the story of one of America’s most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, told in his own words. Thomas speaks out, revealing the pieces of his life he holds dear, detailing the suffering and injustices he has overcome, including the acrimonious and polarizing Senate hearing involving a former aide, Anita Hill, and the depression and despair it created in his own life and the lives of those closest to him. In this candid and deeply moving memoir, a quintessential American tale of hardship and grit, Clarence Thomas recounts his astonishing journey for the first time.–Jack & Suzy Welch, Business Week

From the Back Cover

Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather’s Son is the story of one of America’s most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, told in his own words. Thomas speaks out, revealing the pieces of his life he holds dear, detailing the suffering and injustices he has overcome, including the acrimonious and polarizing Senate hearing involving a former aide, Anita Hill, and the depression and despair it created in his own life and the lives of those closest to him. In this candid and deeply moving memoir, a quintessential American tale of hardship and grit, Clarence Thomas recounts his astonishing journey for the first time.

About the Author

Clarence Thomas is Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Born in Pinpoint, Georgia, he is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and Yale Law School. He lives with his wife and great nephew in northern Virginia.

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