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Highlights
- At sixteen, Keith Fleming is so miserably defiant that he is locked in an adolescent mental hospital.
- Author(s): Keith Fleming
- 220 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Literary Figures
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About the Book
"A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2000 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers."--Title page verso.Book Synopsis
At sixteen, Keith Fleming is so miserably defiant that he is locked in an adolescent mental hospital. Filled with despair, Keith's life is literally saved by his uncle, the writer Edmund White. Keith soon finds himself transformed as Uncle Ed arranges treatment for Keith's disfiguring acne, enrolls him in prep school, and instructs his nephew in a worldly view of life and love. Meanwhile, Uncle Ed is both strapped for cash and completely caught up in the beehive of social and sexual activity of 1970s gay Manhattan.By turns lyrical, funny, and poignant, The Boy with the Thorn in His Side is full of fascinating characters and unexpected twists -- at once an odyssey into the extremes of the American 1970s, a universal tale of star-crossed teenage love, and an account of a deeply sensitive young person's struggle to find his place in the world.
Review Quotes
"Well written and vividly remembered. It immediately involves you and reminds you of the painful difficulty of enduring adolescence."-- Ann Beattie
Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.25 Inches (W) x .55 Inches (D)
Weight: .46 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 220
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Literary Figures
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Author: Keith Fleming
Language: English
Street Date: April 10, 2001
TCIN: 94273648
UPC: 9780060959302
Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-8093
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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