Things My Son Needs to Know about the World Valentine Maurice hones his talent for

Maurice hones his talent for deceit and manipulation

As Queenie careens from one questionable decision to another

One morning while passing through Grand Central Terminal on her way to work

Masha—the restaurant’s namesake—and two young daughters perished

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Things My Son Needs to Know about the World Valentine Maurice hones his talent forThings My Son Needs to Know About the World collects the personal dispatches from the front lines of one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood. As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the firsts that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Fredrik Backman doesnt shy away from revealing his own false steps and fatherly flaws, tackling issues both great and small, from masculinity and mid life