Holding the Man (Penguin Viking Plays & Screen)

Holding the Man (Penguin Viking Plays & Screen)
by Tim Conigrave

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Author: Tim Conigrave
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-07-02
ISBN: 0140257845
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Penguin Books

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Book Review: Realistic, heartfelt, and honest
Summary: 4 Stars

This is a very honest, upfront, true story by Tim Conigrave who's life was sadly cut short due to the AIDS virus. It doesn't matter what your sexual preference, this book is an excellent example of the tragedy of losing someone to this disease and the confusion, fear and ignorance of the general public at the time it was discovered. At the beginning of the book you really get to know and understand Tim, his insecurities and self doubt as he goes through puberty, and you can start to relate to him. By the time I got to the part where he was waiting for his test results, I felt a feeling of dread for him in the pit of my stomach, it was like losing a friend. An excellent book by an amazing young man.

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Summary of Holding the Man (Penguin Viking Plays & Screen)

When Timothy Conigrave falls in love with the captain of the football team, John Caleo, at their Catholic all-boys school in Melbourne, the two embark on a passionate journey of love, betrayal and forgiveness. This bestselling true story is at once sexy, romantic, funny and sad - a masterpiece of authentic emotion that you won't forget.

Now an international hit play by Tommy Murphy (who also wrote the Afterword for the US and Canadian book edition) the stage adaption makes its North American premier at San Francisco's New Conservatory Theatre Center on September 21, 2007, proving that Holding the Man is a book for all readers, for all generations.

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