Road Home (CD) (ISBN-13: 9798874808471)

This final, essential chapter in Rex Ogle's memoir trilogy recounts being forced from his home and living onthe streets after his father discovered he was gay.When Rex was outed the summer after he graduated high school, his father gave him a choice: he could stay athome, find a girlfriend, and attend church twice a week, or he could be gayand leave. Rex left, driving toward theonly other gay man he knew and a toxic relationship that would ultimately leave him homeless and desperateon the streets of New Orleans.Here, Rex tells the story of his coming out and his father's rejection of his identity, navigating abuse and survivalon the streets. Road Home is a devastating and incandescent reflection on Rex's hungerfor food, for love, andfor a place to call homecompleting the trilogy of memoirs that began with the award-winning Free Lunch.

Author: Rex Ogle
ISBN-13: 9798874808471
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
Language: English
Published: 06/25/2024
Format: CD
Award: Michael L. Printz Award - Honor Book
Award: Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book