Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
viii, 306 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780063079014, 0063079011 :, 0063079011, 9780063079014
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
By the time Jessi Hempel reached adulthood, everyone in her family had come out, starting a chain reaction of revelations that made them all question their place in the world in new and liberating ways
CONTENTS
Prologue --
Part one: Origin. Stakeout --
Crush --
Oh Lamb of God --
Therapists --
Part two: The closet. Infinity --
French training --
We will serve the Lord --
Our bodies, ourselves --
I am the problem --
Help us --
It's not you --
All of the ways we pretend --
Both hands --
Part three: Hurt. Outing dad --
Can I have the keys? --
You've reached a number that is no longer in service --
Three-headed monster --
I don't even remember the fight --
Family conference call --
Part four: Heal. Transformation --
What persists --
Tattoos --
Transitions --
Surfing --
Oscillations --
Marriage, round one --
H-I-fucking-V --
Duckling in her bra --
Everything falls apart --
Falling --
Magic penny --
You will make mistakes --
Conclusion