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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10152473327X
ISBN-139781524733278
eBay Product ID (ePID)24038763769
Product Key Features
Book TitleMama's Boy : a Story from Our Americas
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicReligious, Parenting / Motherhood, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Lgbt
IllustratorYes
GenreFamily & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDustin Lance Black
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight27.3 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-036767
Reviews"Black grew up in the South, surrounded by stories--the telling sometimes fueled by Jack Daniels--that made people stronger. As a result, he fell in love with the magic of storytelling and has himself become a consummate storyteller, as he demonstrates in this beautifully written, vastly entertaining, and moving memoir. The most powerful stories are the most personal, Black believes, and, in that context, the most important figure in his story is his indomitable mother, who, a victim of childhood polio, had no use of her legs but refused to let that stop her. From her tough, stubborn heart, he inherited his own strong will and optimism. . . . Black seems incapable of writing a dull word as he evokes his stirring life and times, ultimately inspiring comity by word and example. His book belongs in every library." -- Booklist (starred review) " 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 "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 "Hang on to your apron strings, there hasn't been a more memorable Southern mother memoir since Rick Bragg's All Over but the Shoutin' . In Mama's Boy , Dustin Lance Black redefines Steel Magnolia. From page one, readers will root for this matriarch, who demurely ruled every room since she was a child." --Helen Ellis, author of Southern Lady Code and American Housewife "A magnificent achievement. I cannot remember a book where I cried so often. Brave, insightful, unflinching, funny, sad, triumphant . . . everything. And both a warning and a hope for the times to come." --Stephen Fry, author of Heroes and More Fool Me
SynopsisThis 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. His mother, Anne, was raised in rural Louisiana and contracted polio when she was two years old. She endured brutal surgeries, as well as braces and crutches for life, and was told that she would never have children or a family. Willfully defying expectations, she found salvation in an unlikely faith, raised three rough-and-rowdy boys, and escaped the abuse and violence of two questionably devised Mormon marriages before finding love and an improbable career in the U.S. civil service. By the time Lance came out to his mother at age twenty-one, he was a blue-state young man studying the arts instead of going on his Mormon mission. She derided his sexuality as a sinful choice and was terrified for his future. It may seem like theirs was a house destined to be divided, and at times it was. This story shines light on what it took to remain a family despite such division--a journey that stretched from the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to the woodsheds of East Texas. In the end, the rifts that have split a nation couldn't end this relationship that defined and inspired their remarkable lives. Mama's Boy is their story. It's a story of the noble quest for a plane higher than politics--a story of family, foundations, turmoil, tragedy, elation, and love. It is a story needed now more than ever.
LC Classification NumberHQ75.8.B53A3 2018
