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Mama's Boy

By Black, Dustin Lance

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Mama's Boy

By Black, Dustin Lance

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ONE OF BOOK RIOT'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Dustin Lance Black wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Milk and helped overturn California's anti-gay marriage Proposition 8, but as an LGBTQ activist he has unlikely origins-a conservative Mormon household outside San Antonio, Texas. There he was raised by a single mother who, as a survivor of childhood polio, endured brutal surgeries as well as braces and crutches for life. Despite the abuse and violence of two questionably devised Mormon marriages, she imbued Lance with her inner strength and irrepressible optimism. When Lance came out to his mother at age twenty-one, she initially derided his sexuality as a sinful choice. It may seem like theirs was a house destined to be divided-and at times it was. But in the end, they did not let their differences define them or the relationship that had inspired two remarkable lives. This heartfelt, deeply personal memoir explores how a mother and son built bridges across great cultural divides-and how our stories hold the power to heal.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
416
Release Date:
2020-03-17
Publication Date:
2020-03-17
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0525434895
ISBN13:
9780525434894
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
384 g
Height:
134 cm
Width:
202 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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