All The Young Men
By: Ruth Coker Burks
4.49
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
All The Young Men , a gripping and triumphant tale of human compassion, is the true story of Ruth C…
Want to Read $ 3.99"That's right. I have you. And I have my guys. And I have Allison. But I spent all this time believing everything I heard in church--that I need a husband to be whole, to have a family for Allison. And the whole time I've been creating one."-Ruth Coker Burks, All The Young Men
"That's right. I have you. And I have my guys. And I have Allison. But I spent all this time believing everything I heard in church--that I need a husband to be whole, to have a family for Allison. And the whole time I've been creating one."-Ruth Coker Burks, All The Young Men
"I go to the grave shared by my father and Jimmy. The question I get most, the one I hate, is why I went into his room. And why I helped people. Again and again, "Why did you do it? How?" The answer is, How could I not? The real question is, How could *you* not?"-Ruth Coker Burks, All The Young Men
"I go to the grave shared by my father and Jimmy. The question I get most, the one I hate, is why I went into his room. And why I helped people. Again and again, "Why did you do it? How?" The answer is, How could I not? The real question is, How could *you* not?"-Ruth Coker Burks, All The Young Men
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1. Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir
By: Paul Monette
3.90
Format: 205 pages, Paperback
This "tender and lyrical" memoir (New York Times Book Review) remains one of the most compelling do… read more
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2. A Woman's Work
By: None
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
'Compelling ... She has guts to spare ... An important story ... Role model? You bet' Tim Shipman, … read more
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3. Penance
By: Eliza Clark
3.90
Format: 336 pages, ebook
Do you know what happened already? Did you know her? Did you see it on the internet? Did you li… read more
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"Do you know what happened to her already? Did you catch it in the papers? Are you local? Did you know her? Did you see it on the internet? Did some website the trawls local news for the worst details…"-Eliza Clark, Penance
4. Close to Home
By: Michael Magee
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
While growing up in West Belfast, Sean does everything he's supposed to do. He works hard, he stud… read more
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5. In Memoriam
By: Alice Winn
4.53
Format: 382 pages, Hardcover
A haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during a time of war. It'… read more
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"It’s intimate."-Alice Winn, In Memoriam
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6. Young Mungo
By: Douglas Stuart
4.38
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
Growing up in a housing estate in Glasgow, Mungo and James are born under different stars--Mungo a … read more
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"It was a nothing that felt like an everything."-Douglas Stuart, Young Mungo
"He hadn’t known that the sky could hold so many hues – or he hadn’t paid it any mind before. Did anyone in Glasgow look up?"-Douglas Stuart, Young Mungo
"Mungo watched as his siblings gathered up their belongings. He saw them with an unusual clarity. It was already over for them. It would never be over for him. He just had no one to tell."-Douglas Stuart, Young Mungo
"They had crossed this line a day or two before. They had wandered from timid tenderness to affection wrapped in insults. It was a lovely place for two boys to be: honest, exciting, immature."-Douglas Stuart, Young Mungo
7. All My Mothers
By: Joanna Glen
4.44
Format: 400 pages, ebook
From the author of the Costa shortlisted debut, The Other Half of Augusta Hope, comes the story of … read more
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"What the hell is a man if he can’t cry for his son?"-Joanna Glen, All My Mothers
8. Trespasses
By: Louise Kennedy
4.00
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a shattering novel about a young woman caught between … read more
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9. Strong Female Character
By: Fern Brady
4.48
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A summary of my 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My… read more
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"It's 2022 as I write this and I'm still waiting to find someone I respect to speak openly and in detail about meltdowns. I'm really annoyed that I have to be the one to do this."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
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10. Blessings
By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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11. Bellies
By: Nicola Dinan
4.07
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I wore a dress on the night I first met Ming.It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out wit… read more
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12. Rainbow Milk
By: Paul Mendez
3.87
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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13. Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief
By: Katriona O'Sullivan
4.61
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
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14. Wandering Souls
By: Cecile Pin
4.15
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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"We tell ourselves stories in order to live. We tell ourselves stories in order to heal."-Cecile Pin, Wandering Souls
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15. Boys Don't Cry
By: Fíona Scarlett
4.31
Format: None pages, Paperback
Joe is 17, a gifted artist and a brilliant older brother to 12-year-old Finn. They live with their … read more
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16. All The Young Men
By: Ruth Coker Burks
4.49
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
All The Young Men , a gripping and triumphant tale of human compassion, is the true story of Ruth C… read more
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"That's right. I have you. And I have my guys. And I have Allison. But I spent all this time believing everything I heard in church--that I need a husband to be whole, to have a family for Allison. An…"-Ruth Coker Burks, All The Young Men
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"It wasn't just the people who died of AIDS. Even many who did not have the virus ended up committing suicide. They lived through the depths of the epidemic only to take their own lives. But I knew th…"-Ruth Coker Burks, All The Young Men
"I'm here," I'd say. And I'd listen to them cry for an hour, because they couldn't get it out or they didn't know how. "It's okay, just go ahead and cry. And if you can talk then you can talk. And if …"-Ruth Coker Burks, All The Young Men
17. Love from the Pink Palace: Memories of Love, Loss and Cabaret through the AIDS Crisis
By: Jill Nalder
4.58
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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4.19
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21. The Consequences of Love
By: Gavanndra Hodge
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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