Title: Fairyland
Description: 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 us an unforgettable portrait of a tumultuous, historic period in San Francisco as well as an exquisitely moving account of a father’s legacy and a daughter’s love.
10 illustrations
Subjects: Gay fathers, Family, Biography, Gay men, Fathers and daughters, Gay authors, Gay men, biography, San francisco (calif.), biography, Poets, biography, LGBTQ biography and memoir, Stonewall Book Awards
Places: San Francisco, California
People: Alysia Abbott, Steve Abbott (1943-1992)