The Hurry-Up Song: A Memoir of Losing My Brother - Hardcover

Chase, Clifford

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062510193 ISBN 13: 9780062510198

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1995

Synopsis

Recounts the author's relationship with his older brother, their experiences of growing up gay in a Christian Science family, and his painful witness to his brother's illness and death from AIDS. Tour.

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Review:

"Exceptionally inventive, moving. . . . Chase has written an honest memoir."--"Village Voice"
"Multilayered and beautifully written."--"The Advocat"e
"As Chase examines his life in language that is simple yet powerful, he is never less than brutally honest--especially with himself."--"Newsweek"
"I read this book straight through, hypnotized by its scrupulous sincerity."--Edmund White
"Scrupulously honest, beautifully crafted."--"Booklist"
"A wonderful book . . . . Chase's story has a rueful charm; his voice is immediately convincing."--"Bay Area Reporter"
"A quiet, eloquent memoir."--"Kirkus Reviews"
As Chase examines his life in language that is simple yet powerful, he is never less than brutally honest especially with himself. "Newsweek"
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Exceptionally inventive, moving. . . . Chase has written an honest memoir. "Village Voice"
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Multilayered and beautifully written. "The Advocat"e
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From the Back Cover:

"Out of love, anger, and grief Clifford Chase has crafted a moving memoir of loss and family bonds. With startling intensity, he evokes scenes of life in a suburban American family and illuminates the strong ties that are woven between two gay brothers as they become adults. Chase documents how, in turn, the family dynamics change forever when one brother - the elder, the admired, the feared, the loved - grows ill and dies. This is a searching, unsentimental account of how AIDS steals away loved ones and how the wounds of loss come to be healed."--BOOK JACKET.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0062510193
• ISBN 13: 9780062510198
• Binding: Hardcover