The family outing : a memoir

Summary: By the time Jessi Hempel reached adulthood, everyone in her family had come out, starting a chain reaction of revelations that made them all question their place in the world in new and liberating ways.

Record details

ISBN: 0063079011
ISBN: 9780063079014
Physical Description: viii, 306 pages ; 24 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue -- Part one: Origin. The stakeout -- Crush -- Oh Lamb of God -- Therapists -- Part two: The closet. Infinity -- French training -- We will serve the Lord -- Our bodies, ourselves -- I am the problem -- Help us -- It's not you -- All of the ways we pretend -- Both hands -- Part three: Hurt. Outing dad -- Can I have the keys? -- You've reached a number that is no longer in service -- Three-headed monster -- I don't even remember the fight -- Family conference call -- Part four: Heal. Transformation -- What persists -- Tattoos -- Transitions -- Surfing -- Oscillations -- Marriage, round one -- H-I-fucking-V -- The duckling in her bra -- Everything falls apart -- Falling -- Magic penny -- You will make mistakes -- Conclusion.