Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father by Alysia Abbott

Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father

Alysia Abbott

326 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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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. Reconstructing their time together from a remarkable cache of Steve's writings, Alysia gives...

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Moods

emotional 87%
inspiring 75%
sad 62%
reflective 50%
funny 25%
hopeful 25%
informative 25%
adventurous 12%
challenging 12%
dark 12%
tense 12%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 25%
fast 12%

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