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Chase vividly presents the intricately woven lives of two gay brothers. Although six years apart in age, Ken and Clifford became close friends to deal with their family's frequent moves. They created a magical puppet kingdom, keeping a hostile world at bay by sewing costumes and building cardboard sets for their fantasy. As adults, they shared knowledge of their sexual identities with each other, drifted apart, but then came to rely on each other in ways different from but no less special than those of their childhood. Finally, Clifford had to endure the searing loss of Ken to AIDS in 1989. This scrupulously honest, beautifully crafted account tells not only of the ailing Ken's deterioration but also of the emotional turmoil surrounding the making of Ken's will, the brothers' parents' fiftieth wedding anniversary (which celebrated a half century of emotional inaccessibility), and their mother's compulsive retelling of family sagas. The only really weak elements in this dynamic family story are the childhood drawings Chase includes; perhaps meant to be charming, they're irritating and distracting instead. Whitney Scott
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"As Chase examines his life in language that is simple yet powerful, he is never less than brutally honest-especially with himself."-Newsweek
Chase vividly presents the intricately woven lives of two gay brothers. Although six years apart in age, Ken and Clifford became close friends to deal with their family's frequent moves. They created a magical puppet kingdom, keeping a hostile world at bay by sewing costumes and building cardboard sets for their fantasy. As adults, they shared knowledge of their sexual identities with each other, drifted apart, but then came to rely on each other in ways different from but no less special than those of their childhood. Finally, Clifford had to endure the searing loss of Ken to AIDS in 1989. This scrupulously honest, beautifully crafted account tells not only of the ailing Ken's deterioration but also of the emotional turmoil surrounding the making of Ken's will, the brothers' parents' fiftieth wedding anniversary (which celebrated a half century of emotional inaccessibility), and their mother's compulsive retelling of family sagas. The only really weak elements in this dynamic family story are the childhood drawings Chase includes; perhaps meant to be charming, they're irritating and distracting instead. Whitney Scott
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"As Chase examines his life in language that is simple yet powerful, he is never less than brutally honest-especially with himself."-Newsweek
"Exceptionally inventive, moving. . . . Chase has written an honest memoir."-Village Voice
"Multilayered and beautifully written."-The Advocate
"A quiet, eloquent memoir."-Kirkus Reviews
"Scrupulously honest, beautifully crafted."-Booklist
"A wonderful book . . . . Chase's story has a rueful charm; his voice is immediately convincing."-Bay Area Reporter
Out of love, anger, and grief Clifford Chase has crafted a moving and brilliant memoir of loss and family bonds. With startling honesty, he evokes scenes of life in a suburban American family and illuminates the strong ties that are woven between two gay brothers as they become adults. Chase documents how, in turn, the family dynamics change forever when one brother-the elder, the admired, the feared, the loved-weathers AIDS-related illnesses and ultimately dies. This is a searching, unsentimental account of how AIDS steals away loved ones and how the wounds of loss come to be healed.
"I read this book straight through, hypnotized by its scrupulous sincerity."-Edmund White
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- Untimely Interventions: AIDS Writing, Testimonial, and the Rhetoric of Haunting by Leigh Ross Chambers in Back Matter
- Sibling Grief: Healing after the Death of a Sister or Brother by P. Gill White in Back Matter
- Queer 13: Lesbian And Gay Writers Recall Seventh Grade by Clifford Chase in Front Matter
- Afterwords: Real Sex from Gay Men's Diaries by Kevin Bentley in Back Matter
- Winkie by Clifford Chase in Front Matter
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