Fairyland - by Alysia Abbott (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A beautiful, vibrant memoir about growing up motherless in 1970's and '80's San Francisco with an openly gay father.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In this vibrant memoir, Alysia Abbott recounts growing up in 1970s San Francisco with Steve Abbott, a gay, single father during an era when that was rare. Reconstructing their time together from a remarkable cache of Steve's writings, Alysia gives us an unforgettable portrait of a tumultuous, historic period in San Francisco as well as an exquisitely moving account of a father's legacy and a daughter's love.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Alysia beautifully remembers the innocence of the age between the disappearance of the Beats and the onset of AIDS.-- "San Francisco Chronicle"<br><br>As she depicts the dynamics of a unique, occasionally fraught, gay parent-straight child relationship, Abbott offers unforgettable glimpses into a community that has since left an indelible mark on both the literary and social histories of one of America's most colorful cities. A sympathetic and deeply moving story.-- "Kirkus Reviews"<br><br>Clear-eyed and heartrending, <em>Fairyland</em> captures a singular time and place in American history. It also captures something much more important: what it means to be truly loved--and to love truly. A beautiful book.--Andrew McCarthy, author of The Longest Way Home<br><br>Compassionate, cleareyed.--Alexandra Styron "New York Times Book Review"<br><br>Doubles as a portrait of a city and a community at a crucial point in history...funny, strange, and sweet.-- "The New Yorker"<br><br>Generous, precise, and deeply moving, <em>Fairyland</em> is a love story that not only brings a new generational perspective to a history we're in danger of forgetting, but irrevocably shifts the way we think about family itself.--Alison Bechdel, author of Are You My Mother?<br><br>Gorgeous...As a chronicle of the moment when the San Francisco of Armistad Maupin became the city of Harvey Milk, when gay and experimental poetry flourished in California, <em>Fairyland</em> is vivid and indelible. As the portrait of a conspiracy of love between a father and a daughter, it is heartrending, a brilliant addition to the literature of American memoir.--Honor Moore, Author of Our Revolution<br><br>I love the book <em>Fairyland</em>; it's a sweet and unique love story of a girl and her dad.--Sofia Coppola<br><br>I'm so glad you wrote this book.--Terry Gross "NPR's Fresh Air"<br><br>More than the story of just one person; [<em>Fairyland</em>] also open[s] a window on an entire society.--Leigh Newman "O, The Oprah Magazine"<br><br>A beautiful, haunting book that instructs, even as it breaks our hearts.--Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion: A Memoir<br>
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