![]() “Give me your word that no matter what happens, you’re going to be all right.” Joe Biden gave him his word. “Promise me, Dad,” Beau had told his father. Joe and Jill Biden’s eldest son, Beau, had been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor fifteen months earlier, and his survival was uncertain. But this year felt different from all those that had come before. The Thanksgiving holiday was a much-needed respite, a time to connect, a time to reflect on what the year had brought, and what the future might hold. ![]() In November 2014, thirteen members of the Biden family gathered on Nantucket for Thanksgiving, a tradition they had been celebrating for the past forty years it was the one constant in what had become a hectic, scrutinized, and overscheduled life. ![]() And in so doing, he offers something for everyone, no matter which strand draws you in.”- The New York Times Book Review “Biden splices a heartbreaking story with an election story and a foreign affairs story. From President Joe Biden, Promise Me Dad is his deeply moving memoir about the year that would forever change both a family and a country. ![]()
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