Holding the Man: Popular Penguins

Name: Holding the Man: Popular Penguins
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780143202820
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By Timothy Conigrave

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Holding the Man: Popular Penguins is a poignant memoir by Timothy Conigrave. It chronicles his 15-year relationship with his high school boyfriend, John Caleo. The book beautifully captures their love story, navigating challenges of societal expectations and the impact of the AIDS epidemic, offering a heartfelt reflection on love and loss.
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This book may appeal to you if you are drawn to powerful, heartfelt stories of love, loss, and resilience. It provides an intimate view into a deeply personal relationship and the diverse challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community over time. Fans of moving memoirs that tackle significant social issues with sincerity and emotion will likely find this narrative deeply engaging.

Holding the Man: Popular Penguins

At an all-boys school in Melbourne, Timothy Conigrave falls wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. So begins a relationship that weathers disapproval, separation and, ultimately, death. This book explores the highs and lows of any partnership; and the strength of heart both men have to find when they test positive to HIV.

With honesty and insightHolding the Manexplores the highs and lows of any partnership, and the strength of heart both men have to find when they test positive to HIV.

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The mid-seventies: at an all-boys Catholic school in Melbourne, Timothy Conigrave falls wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. So begins a relationship that weathers disapproval, separation and, ultimately, death.

With honesty and insight, Holding the Man explores the highs and lows of any partnership, and the strength of heart both men have to find when they test positive to HIV. This is a book as refreshing and uplifting as it is moving; a funny and sad and celebratory account of growing up gay.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143202820

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 June 2009

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 115.0mm

Height: 182.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 304

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Biography & Memoir Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Penguin Books Self-Help & Personal Development Timothy Conigrave

About the Author

Timothy Conigrave was born in Melbourne in 1959 and educated at Xavier College and Monash University. He trained as an actor at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1984. He appeared in such plays as Brighton Beach Memoirs and As Is with The Fabulous Globos. He initiated the project Soft Targets, seen at Griffin Theatre in 1986. His other plays include Blitz Kids and Thieving Boy. Timothy Conigrave died in October 1994, shortly after completing his book Holding the Man.