ONLINE LGBTQ Book Club: Not My Father's Son

Online LGBTQ Book Club
Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming
Tuesday October 20 | 7 PM

Join us for our new book group at Portsmouth Public Library! LGBTQ Book Club is for those who identify as LGBTQ or simply want to learn more about LGBTQ stories, narratives and experiences. We will begin in Fall 2020 by reading a series of memoirs. All are welcome. Copies of each title will be available for library cardholders to place on hold for curbside pickup. We will also endeavor to choose titles which are available online.

Copies of this title will be available for checkout with a library card. Place a hold online or by calling us at 766-1740, and schedule a time for curbside pickup. This title is also available as an audiobook on Hoopla!

In his unique and engaging voice, the acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career…Alan Cumming is a successful artist whose diversity and fearlessness is unparalleled. His success masks a painful childhood growing up under the heavy rule of an emotionally and physically abusive father--a relationship that tormented him long into adulthood. When television producers in the UK approached him to appear on a popular celebrity genealogy show in 2010, Alan enthusiastically agreed. He hoped the show would solve a family mystery involving his maternal grandfather, a celebrated WWII hero who disappeared in the Far East. But as the truth of his family ancestors revealed itself, Alan learned far more than he bargained for about himself, his past, and his own father. With ribald humor, wit, and incredible insight, Alan seamlessly moves back and forth in time, integrating stories from his childhood in Scotland and his experiences today as a film, television, and theater star. At times suspenseful, deeply moving, and wickedly funny, Not My Father's Son will make readers laugh even as it breaks their hearts.

No registration required.

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