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Available
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Publication
London : Heinemann, 1975.
Description
In the shifting social landscape of America in the 1960s, a mother struggles to understand--and accept--her son's homosexuality Tessa Lynn considers herself independent and progressive, a liberated woman of the 1960s. And yet, when she receives a letter from her youngest son, Jeff, informing her that he is gay, Tessa is distraught. At a time when homosexuality is regarded as a mental illness, she struggles with how best to be a parent to a gay son--and how to protect her family from the prejudices of the era. Elegant and subtly drawn, Consenting Adult is a stunning tribute to familial bonds, and a sympathetic portrait of a mother whose best intentions are often clouded by the stereotypes of her time.
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Original publication date
1975
Physical description
256 p.; 22 cm
ISBN
0434340170 / 9780434340170