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Hidden
Richard Giannone
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Description for Hidden
Hardback. A raw, piercing, and courageously open self-scrutiny that merges the author's distinct worlds of being gay, Catholic, and a devoted son and brother to his dying mother and sister. Num Pages: 198 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 477.
Hidden—Richard Giannone’s searingly honest, richly insightful memoir—eloquently captures the author’s transformation from a solitary gay academic to a dedicated caregiver as well as a sexually and spiritually committed man. Always alone, always fearful, he initially resisted the duty to look after his dying female relatives. But his mother’s fall into dementia changed all that. Her vulnerability opened this middle-aged man to the love of another man, a former priest and Jersey boy like himself. Together the two men saw the old woman to her death and did the same for Giannone’s sister. In Hidden Giannone uncovers how, ultimately, these experiences ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823241842
SKU
V9780823241842
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
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99-15
About Richard Giannone
Richard Giannone is Professor Emeritus at Fordham University. He is the author of four books, including Flannery O’Connor: Hermit Novelist.
Reviews for Hidden
"It is these kind of glimpses into gay life (among other things) that make it hard for many Christians today to imagine that there could be anything wrong with being gay." -First Thoughts: A First Things Blog "This is a work that resists easy or tidy conclusion. While caring for ailing female relations, Giannone rediscovered a spirituality inspired in part ... Read more