Boy erased: a memoir of identity, faith, and family
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Published:
New York : Riverhead Books, [2017].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Riverhead trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc:
340 pages ; 21 cm
Lexile measure:
1080L
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Description
"The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about his sexuality. When Garrard was a nineteen-year-old college student, he was outed to his parents, and was forced to make a life-changing decision: either agree to attend a church-supported conversion therapy program that promised to "cure" him of homosexuality; or risk losing family, friends, and the God he had prayed to every day of his life. Through an institutionalized Twelve-Step Program heavy on Bible study, he was supposed to emerge heterosexual, ex-gay, cleansed of impure urges and stronger in his faith in God for his brush with sin. Instead, even when faced with a harrowing and brutal journey, Garrard found the strength and understanding to break out in search of his true self and forgiveness. By confronting his buried past and the burden of a life lived in shadow, Garrard traces the complex relationships among family, faith, and community. At times heart-breaking, at times triumphant, this memoir is a testament to love that survives despite all odds."--
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East Lyme Public YA Biographies
YA B CONLEY, GARRARD (Conley) (Boy)
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East Lyme Public YA Biographies
YA B CONLEY, GARRARD (Conley) (Boy)
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North Branford/Smith Teen Biography
Teen Biography CONLEY
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North Haven Adult Biography
Biography Conley, Garrard
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North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Biographies
NEW B CONLEY [AUG 23]
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book Discussion
DISCUSSION BOOK B CONLEY CONLEY
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book Discussion
DISCUSSION BOOK B CONLEY CONLEY
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book Discussion
DISCUSSION BOOK B CONLEY CONLEY
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book Discussion
DISCUSSION BOOK B CONLEY CONLEY
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book Discussion
DISCUSSION BOOK B CONLEY CONLEY
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book Discussion
DISCUSSION BOOK B CONLEY CONLEY
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book Discussion
DISCUSSION BOOK B CONLEY CONLEY
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book Discussion
DISCUSSION BOOK B CONLEY CONLEY
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book Discussion
DISCUSSION BOOK B CONLEY CONLEY
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Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Book Discussion
DISCUSSION BOOK B CONLEY CONLEY
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Woodbridge Adult Biography
B CONLEY (GARRARD)
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780008294908, 0008294909, 9780735213463, 0735213461
Lexile measure:
1080
Notes
Description
"The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about his sexuality. When Garrard was a nineteen-year-old college student, he was outed to his parents, and was forced to make a life-changing decision: either agree to attend a church-supported conversion therapy program that promised to "cure" him of homosexuality; or risk losing family, friends, and the God he had prayed to every day of his life. Through an institutionalized Twelve-Step Program heavy on Bible study, he was supposed to emerge heterosexual, ex-gay, cleansed of impure urges and stronger in his faith in God for his brush with sin. Instead, even when faced with a harrowing and brutal journey, Garrard found the strength and understanding to break out in search of his true self and forgiveness. By confronting his buried past and the burden of a life lived in shadow, Garrard traces the complex relationships among family, faith, and community. At times heart-breaking, at times triumphant, this memoir is a testament to love that survives despite all odds."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Conley, G. (2017). Boy erased: a memoir of identity, faith, and family. First Riverhead trade paperback edition. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Conley, Garrard. 2017. Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Conley, Garrard, Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family. New York, Riverhead Books, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Conley, Garrard. Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family. First Riverhead trade paperback edition. New York, Riverhead Books, 2017.
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