{"product_id":"my-lives-an-autobiography-isbn-9780066213972","title":"My Lives: An Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“This is Edmund White’s best book by far, and a classic of emotional intelligence and generosity. . . . \u003cem\u003eMy Lives \u003c\/em\u003esubsumes and concentrates all his other work.”—Daily Telegraph (London)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one has been more frank, lucid, rueful and entertaining about growing up gay in Middle America than Edmund White. Best known for his autobiographical novels, starting with \u003cem\u003eA Boy's Own Story\u003c\/em\u003e, White here takes fiction out of his story and delivers the facts of his life in all their shocking and absorbing verity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom an adolescence in the 1950s, an era that tried to \"cure his homosexuality\" but found him \"unsalvageable,\" he emerged into a 1960s society that redesignated his orientation as \"acceptable (nearly).\" He describes a life touched by psychotherapy in every decade, starting with his flamboyant and demanding therapist mother, who considered him her own personal test case -- and personal escort to cocktail lounges after her divorce. His father thought that even wearing a wristwatch was effeminate, though custodial visits to Dad in Cincinnati inadvertently initiated White into the culture of \"hustlers and johns\" that changed his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMy Lives\u003c\/em\u003e, White shares his enthusiasms and his passions -- for Paris, for London, for Jean Genet -- and introduces us to his lovers and predilections, past and present. \"Now that I'm sixty-five,\" writes White, \"I think this is a good moment to write a memoir. . . . Sixty-five is the right time for casting a backward glance, while one is still fully engaged in one's life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eNo one has been more frank, lucid, rueful and entertaining about growing up gay in Middle America than Edmund White. Best known for his autobiographical novels, starting with \u003cem\u003eA Boy's Own Story\u003c\/em\u003e, White here takes fiction out of his story and delivers the facts of his life in all their shocking and absorbing verity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom an adolescence in the 1950s, an era that tried to \"cure his homosexuality\" but found him \"unsalvageable,\" he emerged into a 1960s society that redesignated his orientation as \"acceptable (nearly).\" He describes a life touched by psychotherapy in every decade, starting with his flamboyant and demanding therapist mother, who considered him her own personal test case -- and personal escort to cocktail lounges after her divorce. His father thought that even wearing a wristwatch was effeminate, though custodial visits to Dad in Cincinnati inadvertently initiated White into the culture of \"hustlers and johns\" that changed his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMy Lives\u003c\/em\u003e, White shares his enthusiasms and his passions -- for Paris, for London, for Jean Genet -- and introduces us to his lovers and predilections, past and present. \"Now that I'm sixty-five,\" writes White, \"I think this is a good moment to write a memoir. . . . Sixty-five is the right time for casting a backward glance, while one is still fully engaged in one's life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“White the humane observer and eloquent stylist can make you stand up and cheer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian (Portland)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“These gracefully written pieces . . . engage the intellect, the emotions and even that part of us that responds to name-dropping.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“My Lives is beautifully written, movingly told and painfully honest. It reaffirms White’s well-deserved reputation as America’s Marcel Proust.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Biswell in Scotland on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eMy Lives\u003c\/em\u003e is a brave book because White lets it all hang out.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delicious reading...the story of White’s life is fully engrossing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The great strength of \u003cem\u003eMy Lives\u003c\/em\u003e is its ruthless honesty.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most brilliant and distinguished authors at work in America today.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick McGrath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“White’s grace and intelligence as a writer are evident.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Edmund White gave up drinking, smoking, and Paris, too, despite which he’s writing better than ever.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889210847461,"sku":"NP9780066213972","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780066213972.jpg?v=1730230759","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/my-lives-an-autobiography-isbn-9780066213972","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}