Leg
The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It
Greg Marshall's early years were pretty bizarre. Rewind the VHS tapes (this is the nineties) and you'll see a lopsided teenager limping across a high school stage, or in a wheelchair after leg surgeries, pondering why he's crushing on half of the Utah Jazz. Add to this home video footage a mom clacking away at her newspaper column between chemos, a dad with ALS, and a cast of foulmouthed siblings. Fast forward the tape and you'll find Marshall happily settled into his life as a gay man only to discover he's been living in another closet his whole life: he has cerebral palsy. Here, in the hot mess of it all, lies Greg Marshall's wellspring of wit and wisdom. Leg is an extraordinarily funny and insightful memoir from a daring new voice. Packed with outrageous stories of a singular childhood, it is also a unique examination of what it means to transform when there are parts of yourself you can't change, a moving portrait of a family in crisis, and a tale of resilience of spirit. In Marshall's deft hands, we see a story both personal and universal-of being young and wanting the world, even when the world doesn't feel like yours to want.
A hilarious and poignant memoir grappling with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets-as a gay man and as a man living with cerebral palsy
| Autor: | Marshall Greg |
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| ISBN: | 9781398716360 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Orion |
| Veröffentlicht: | 18.07.2024 |
| Untertitel: | The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It |
| Schlagworte: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / People with Disabilities BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs Disability: social aspects HUMOR / Form / Essays Memoirs Of specific Gay interest Relating to gay people SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies |
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