Book : Mamas Boy A Story From Our Americas - Black, Dustin..

-Titulo Original : Mamas Boy A Story From Our Americas

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Vintage

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This heartfelt, deeply personal memoir explores how a celebrated filmmaker and activist and his conservative Mormon mother built bridges across today’s great divides-and how our stories hold the power to heal.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. Review ONE OF BOOK RIOTS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR“Mama’s Boy is a beautifully written, utterly compelling account of growing up poor and gay with a thrice married, physically disabled, deeply religious Mormon mother, and the imprint this irrepressible woman made on the character of Dustin Lance Black. Their extraordinary bond left me exhilarated-it actually gave me hope for the future of the republic, which is no mean feat, given the dark mood of our current moment.”-Jon Krakauer, author of Missoula and Under the Banner of Heaven “A fast read with witty observations, and all the emotions to go along. . . . [A] testament to the powerful impact a good parent has on children. . . . Black and Mama’s Boy show just how far the unlikeliest of children can go with pure, unabashed grit.”-San Francisco Chronicle“A fascinating and poignant combination of memoir and family history. . . . Both personal and universal. . . . The most emotional moments come as Black finds himself in personal encounters with those who might be considered obviously antagonistic to his world, including leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and more conservative members of his own family. . . . Finding common ground is indeed the powerful throughline in Mama’s Boy.”-Salt Lake City Weekly “Reverence is at [this memoir’s] heart. . . . There would be ample room for Lance to boast in this memoir, but you wait for it in vain. He’s done what he’s done and, here, told us how, with film-industry luminaries and gay activist colleagues, but even more compellingly through his deep, unbroken involvement with his family of origin and the transfer of that experience to what is now his own family.”-The Bay Area Reporter“A memoir of an enduring mother-son bond that transcends even the deepest ideological divides. . . . [A] heartfelt tribute.”-USA Today, “5 Books Not to Miss” “A loving portrait of [the author’s mother], a tiny, fierce woman who didn’t let any of her challenges-including poverty, the polio that cost her the use of her legs, and two bad marriages-stop her from living a full life, setting an example for her three sons.”-San Antonio Express-News “The story of how a mother and son came to reconcile their differences and realize the importance of family.”-NPR “Dustin Lance Black’s memoir comes at exactly the right time; his complicated, surprising, and ultimately touching journey with his mom is a great example in our ideologically divided times.”-Andy Cohen, author of Superficial and The Andy Cohen Diaries “[A] sharp, affecting memoir.”-Town & Country “Black’s tender and heartfelt love letter to his remarkable mother is an act of courage and reclamation. It’s a well-deserved tribute.”-New York Journal of Books“At the center