{"product_id":"9780143202820","title":"Holding the Man: Popular Penguins","description":"Author: Conigrave, Timothy\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143202820\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Jun 2009\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs uplifting as it is moving, \u003ci\u003eHolding the Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny, sad and celebratory account of growing up gay, and a powerful love story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the mid-seventies at an all-boys Catholic school in Melbourne, Timothy Conigrave fell wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. So began a relationship that was to last for fifteen years, a love affair that weathered disapproval, separation and, ultimately, death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith honesty and insight, Conigrave's bestselling memoir explores the highs and lows of any partnership: the intimacy, constraints and temptations. And the strength of heart both men had to find when they tested positive to HIV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs uplifting as it is moving, \u003ci\u003eHolding the Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny, sad and celebratory account of growing up gay, and a powerful love story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fine, tender and sexy book.' David Marr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of compassion, candour and zest for life.' \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'A charming love story.' \u003ci\u003eHerald Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Amazingly more than the sum of its parts, a book to stir you up and knock you around and wring you out.' Peter Robb\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135644414110,"sku":"UBD-9780143202820","price":15.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143202820.jpg?v=1786626280","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143202820","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}