Wandering heart
Subtitle: a gay man's journey
By: John Loomis, M.D.
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781440198236; 9781440198250; 9781440198243; 9781462038350; 9781462038374; 9781532015465; 9781532015489; 9781797741079
Subjects: Gay men; Biography; Gay psychiatrists; Homosexuels masculins; Biographies
Description: As the only child of troubled parents, author John Loomis was isolated from his peers and grew up shy, bookish, and knowing from an early age he was different in a serious and unacceptable way. Gradually, he made peace with being gay and continued his search for love, leading to many adventures, much happiness, and some heartbreak. He shares his story in the Wandering Heart trilogy. The first volume discussed his early years and young adult life. In the second volume, Loomis continued his story, describing how his battle with alcoholism and recurring depression made his path more difficult, particularly after he became involved with a handsome and gifted young man who revealed he was married, a male prostitute, the son of a well-known actress, and a heroin addict. After trying to make this relationship work, Loomis admitted defeat, as the addiction was too powerful to allow space for other human beings. In the third volume, he shares how he met another more positive partner and how they have been happily together for more than thirty-five years.
Notes: The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Table of contents: title: book 1. The search; title: book 2. Lost hearts; title: book 3. Harbors; title: book 3 (revised). Nearing home..