Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father

· W. W. Norton & Company
4.7
6 reviews
Ebook
352
Pages

About this ebook

Finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

In this vibrant memoir, Alysia Abbott recounts growing up in 1970s San Francisco with Steve Abbott, a gay, single father during an era when that was rare. Reconstructing their time together from a remarkable cache of Steve’s writings, Alysia gives us an unforgettable portrait of a tumultuous, historic period in San Francisco as well as an exquisitely moving account of a father’s legacy and a daughter’s love.

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4.7
6 reviews
Pam Allen
May 1, 2018
Father, daughter? I have had very close, dear friends who fell for a beautiful woman, had a child, loved men more.
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Bernise Basulto
December 18, 2015
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About the author

Alysia Abbott's work has appeared in Real Simple, Salon, and TheAtlantic.com. She is a graduate of the New School's MFA program and was a contributing producer at WNYC radio. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her family.

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