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And You Know You Should Be Glad is a personal memoir by New York Times bestselling author Bob Greene, who grew up in the small Ohio town of Bexley with four inseparable friends—Allen, Chuck, Dan, and Jack. From their first day of kindergarten through adulthood, the quartet shared adventures, mischief, and lessons in life, remaining a tight-knit circle even as distance and time pulled them apart. When Jack fell gravely ill, the friends rallied together, setting aside their own lives to care for him until the end. Greene’s telling is both moving and humorous, offering an “uplifting exploration of the power of friendship to uphold us, sustain us, and ultimately set us free.”
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Bob Greene
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