{"product_id":"good-morning-moon-a-snapshot-of-an-american-family-isbn-9780063466937","title":"Good Morning Moon: A Snapshot of an American Family","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bestselling poet, novelist, and biographer focuses his keen eye inward in this luminous memoir about the decision to start a family later in life only to be surprised by revelations from his own childhood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a unique latticework of a memoir, Brad Gooch paints an indelible portrait of becoming a father in middle age. Having experienced once unfathomable changes in what it means to be gay in American society, having lived through the AIDS crisis in New York and surviving the death of his first great love, Brad wasn’t longing for a conventional family life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in late middle age, he meets Paul, marries, and together they take the leap, soon having two boys through surrogacy. As with many new parents, the arrival of children spurs a reflection on his own upbringing as an only child in a comfortable town in Pennsylvania, and a mystery hidden in plain sight that only a DNA test can solve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePondering fundamental questions about the nature of family, while capturing the joys, humor, and hardship of raising kids, \u003cem\u003eGood Morning Moon\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable addition to the literature of parenthood.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Future generations—perhaps even current ones—who need to know how we evolved from a society in which queer people suffered the indignity of social exclusion and the slaughter days of AIDS will find in this book the narrative not only of how things changed, but also of the joys that transformation has wrought. At a time when human rights for the LGBTQ community are being thrown into question, this honest but celebratory book about late-stage happiness is a beacon of hope and discovery.” —\u003cb\u003eAndrew Solomon, National Book Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eFar from the Tree\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Noonday Demon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If long ago you decided against having children or are presently at all ambivalent, this is your book. In a delectable narrative full of twists and turns, each character vividly charms, including the children who are its stars! No matter what kind of family you dreaded or dream of, \u003ci\u003eGood Morning Moon\u003c\/i\u003e will change you.\" ⎯ \u003cb\u003eHonor Moore, author of \u003ci\u003eA Termination\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In an age of frayed connections, \u003ci\u003eGood Morning Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome antidote—an utterly captivating account of the ties we choose to bind us. The book is both a tender, witty rumination on the experience of parenting and a profound reflection on the ways adult realities impose themselves on us, whether we’re ready or not. Beautifully written and filled with nuggets of wisdom, \u003ci\u003eGood Morning Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is hard to put down and even harder to forget.” — \u003cb\u003eDaphne Merkin, author of \u003ci\u003e22 Minutes of Unconditional Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGood Morning Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is thoughtful and joyous, full of wonderful detail on becoming a parent, the feeling of family, as well as fascinating revelations Brad Gooch makes about his childhood family once he has one of his own. As a gay dad who adopted when I was fifty, it all meant so much to me and will surely touch and inspire countless other readers. I loved this book.” – \u003cb\u003eAndré Bishop, former producing artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588004884709,"sku":"NP9780063466937","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063466937.jpg?v=1773960289","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/good-morning-moon-a-snapshot-of-an-american-family-isbn-9780063466937","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}