Tom Junod's captivating book, In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What it Means to Be A Man, is a memoir wrapped around a mystery. Who was Tom Junod's father, Lou, really? To a young Tom, Lou was a gregarious and handsome enigma, a handbag salesman with style and swagger who inspired both awe and fear in the family home. Deeply tanned and always dressed to impress, Lou Junod espoused a certain mid-century brand of East Coast masculine bravado. He loved beautiful women and had many affairs, that was clear to Tom from a young age. But when Lou dies, Tom discovers a more complex web of emotional entanglements and family secrets that extend beyond his father's numerous dalliances. With the focus and intensity of an intrepid detective and the writing chops to carry the story, Tom Junod sets out to uncover what has been hidden, sometimes in plain sight: the truth. It's riveting.