Alysia abbotts debut book fairyland a memoir of my father ww.

Fairyland memoir father alysia abbott. Reconstructing their time together from a remarkable cache of steves writings alysia gives us an unforgettable portrait of a tumultuous historic period in san francisco as well as an. A very good book interesting engaging and touching. In 2013 journalist jessie bennett sat down with alysia abbott in boston to discuss her new book fairyland. It makes for a curious journey in time back to a society in the serious process of moral construction.

Reviewed in france on august 18 2015. 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. A memoir of my father a vivid time capsule of growing up during the 1970s and 80s with a gay dad in san francisco. 50 out of 5 stars fairyland a memoir of my father alysia abbott.

A memoir of my father. This was an illuminating father daughter story unique in its setting and the fact that alysia was raised by her single gay father in san francisco in the 70s and 80s. Alysia abbott is a writer teacher speaker and author of the acclaimed memoir fairyland.