Half the Way Home

A New York Times Notable Book: “An extraordinarily moving portrait of the complexities and confusions of familial love” (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times ). From the author of King Leopold’s Ghost, Half the Way Home is a compelling memoir about a complicated father-son relationship.   Adam Hochschild never used the words “Dad” or “Daddy,” just “Father.” The only son of Harold Hochschild—the head of a multinational mining corporation—Adam always felt as though his father remained purpose