â[Lagnado writes] in crystalline yet melodious prose.â
âNew York Times
Lucette Lagnadoâs acclaimed, award-winning The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit (â[a] crushing, brilliant bookâ âNew York Times Book Review) told the powerfully moving story of her Jewish familyâs exile from Egypt. In her extraordinary follow-up memoir, The Arrogant Years, Lagnado revisits her first years in America, and describes a difficult coming-of-age tragically interrupted by a bout with cancer at age 16. At once a poignant mother and daughter story and a magnificent snapshot of the turbulent â60s and â70s, The Arrogant Years is a stunning work of memory and resilience that ranges from Cairo to Brooklyn and beyondâthe unforgettable true story of a remarkable young womanâs determination to push past the boundaries of her life and make her way in the wider world.