Holding the man / Timothy Conigrave.

By:

Conigrave, Timothy

Series: Popular PenguinsPublication details: Camberwell, Vic. : Penguin, 2009, 1995.Description: 286 p. ; 18 cmISBN:

9780143202820 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

306.7662092 20

Summary: GAY STUDIES (GAY MEN). AUSTRALIAN. The mid-seventies: at an all-boys Catholic school in Melbourne, Timothy Conigrave falls wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. So begins a relationship that weathers disapproval, separation and, ultimately death. With honesty and insight Holding the Man explores the highs and lows of any partnership, and the strength of heart both men have to find when they test positive to HIV. This is a book as refreshing and uplifting as it is moving; a funny and sad and celebratory account of growing up gay.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item reserves
Book	Melbourne Athenaeum Library	Biography	306.766 CON	Available		053425

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First published by McPhee Gribble, 1995.

GAY STUDIES (GAY MEN). AUSTRALIAN. The mid-seventies: at an all-boys Catholic school in Melbourne, Timothy Conigrave falls wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. So begins a relationship that weathers disapproval, separation and, ultimately death. With honesty and insight Holding the Man explores the highs and lows of any partnership, and the strength of heart both men have to find when they test positive to HIV. This is a book as refreshing and uplifting as it is moving; a funny and sad and celebratory account of growing up gay.

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