{"product_id":"when-i-was-red-clay-jonathan-t-bailey-9781948814638","title":"When I Was Red Clay: A Journey of Identity, Healing, and Wonder","description":"\u003cp\u003e33rd Annual Reading the West Book Award Winner for Memoir, 2023 Foreword INDIES Award Silver Winner, LGBTQ+, and New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards Finalist for Memoir and LGBTQ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Readers will find hope and peace on these beautifully written pages.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA young person's story of growing up gay in a rural Mormon town and the wild places where he found refuge.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis intimate record lays bare one person's experience growing up in a rural Mormon community and struggling to reconcile his sexual orientation with the religious doctrine of his childhood. Weaving together prose, poetry, and stories scrawled on the margins of high school notebooks, Jonathan T. Bailey encounters truth-seeing owls, anachronistic gourds, and the hard-edged realities of family and church. In \u003cem\u003eWhen I Was Red Clay\u003c\/em\u003e, he navigates desert landscapes, mental health, and the loss of faith with unflinching honesty and biting humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan T. Bailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948814633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948814638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Torrey House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Silver Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 153\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/06\/2022","brand":"Jonathan T. Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055685464319,"sku":"9781948814638","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_944ff9be-bae3-4cb6-a2b6-ae8744af2ed7.jpg?v=1685037195","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-i-was-red-clay-jonathan-t-bailey-9781948814638","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}