Equal Affections

by David Leavitt

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A beautifully written book. One of favorite gay themed books. Highly recommend. (

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Eendere liefde

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1989 (American ed.)

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ALA Stonewall Book Award Nominee (1990)

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If equal affections cannot be

Let the more loving one be me.

-W.H. Auden, "The More Loving One"

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For John Leavitt and Emily Leavitt

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The first time Louise thought she was dying she called Danny and April to the side of her hospital bed and said, "Listen, kids, there's something I want to say to you both."

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A gay minister recounts his Florida childhood, his excommunication from the Church of God, and his founding of the Metropolitan Community Church.

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Written with poise, insight and passion, here is an intimate portrait of a family struggling to come to terms with the death of its independent, defiant matriarch. Leavitt explores the complex emotions that make up human relationships between lovers--and families.

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