Michael hainey biography

After Visiting Friends

“Family? Secrets? Sometimes I think they are one and the same.” So writes Michael Hainey in this unforgettable story of a son’s search to discover the truth about his father’s death, when Hainey was just a boy of six. A universal story of love and loss and the resilience of family in the face of hardship, After Visiting Friends is an unforgettable memoir of a son who went searching for his father, and in the journey discovers new love and admiration for his mother.

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“A fascinating, honest, and deeply touching story about a father and son, the price of family secrets, and the redemptive power of truth.”

— Chicago Tribune

“Searing and unforgettable. Simply put, this is memoir writing at its best.”

— San Francisco Chronicle

“A powerfully affecting memoir.”

— The Oprah Magazine

“Parts of this story stayed with me forever. I finished it in tears.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love

“I inhaled this story. Everything you want and need in a book.”

— Gabrielle Hamilton, author of Blood, Bones & Butter

“Michael Hainey is a great writer. After Visiting Friends is not only gripping and powerful, but it is impeccably written.”

— David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy