Henceforth, the book follows the struggle for jason to articulate the chaos in his mind, verbalising his thoughts in order to uncover the reason. Davida wills hurwin is the author of a time for dancing an ala best book for. Book recommendations for people who like if i was your girl by meredith russo. The story rose and then died like all media tales as a surprising outcome to. Told separately from the point of view of the two young men, the tales flows from the first pages like two rivers rushing towards a confluence, each event in these young mens lives descending through rapids that carry them decisively into each others. Davida hurwin did an excellent job building these characters.
Set in modern south africa, the book explores what its like to personally confront deep prejudices. Tells, in two voices, of events leading up to a 1980 incident in which fourteenyearold jason, a gay youth surviving on the streets as a prostitute, and seventeenyearold doug, a hatefilled punk. Freaks and revelations by davida wills hurwin book cover, description, publication. If youre looking for this months book releases and beyond, then go here.
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Freaks and revelations by davida wills hurwin fantastic fiction. I couldnt shake the feeling that it was a bit off so i wasnt surprised to read in an after ward that it was a fictionalised account of two real people who now work to prevent homophobia. Book freak revelations jm is a 21year old book blogger from manila. Freaks and revelations by davida wills hurwin goodreads. Freaks and revelations by davida wills hurwin little, brown books. Jun 05, 2012 this book rises to the category of books like the diary of anne frank and bury my heart at wounded knee, books that immerse us in lives that help us see our experience in a broader, more accepting context.
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