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Child of My Right Hand
Sourcebooks, 2004 Awards: Silver Book of the Year Award in 2004 for Best Gay/Lesbian Fiction from Foreward Magazine. The stunning novel from acclaimed author Eric Goodman is the story of a middle class family: college professors Jack and Genna Barish and their two children, fourteen-year-old Lizzy and seventeen-year-old Simon. The four have just moved to Tipton, Ohio, a small town divided by bigotry and class tensions, when Simon announces to his family, and eventually to the town, what his parents have long suspected--that he is gay. As Jack and Genna struggle to deal with their son's sexuality, his oppressive, ever-present teenage angst and the conflicts that are raised within their marriage, the complex dynamics of a family unfold: love, doubt, betrayal, and sympathy--all strikingly caught by the author. Equally vivid are the Tipton residents' spectrum of reactions to Simon, ranging from open acceptance to acts of violent rage. This is a beautifully written and complex work of fiction. |
REVIEWS FOR 'CHILD OF MY RIGHT HAND'
(Goodman) presents the gut-level parental love for our children in such familiar terms that I was able to identify with the Barishes, feeling as if I'd descended into their valley, walked with them — though not always agreeing with their choices — and emerged, blinking in the clarified light of unconditional love.
- Katy Grace - The Piker Press
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ERIC GOODMAN
Eric Goodman is a novelist, journalist and book doctor. Author of seven novels, teacher at the Iowa Summer Writing Professor, and retired professor of English at Miami University. |
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