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Mama's Boy

A Story from Our Americas

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Mama's Boy

Von: Dustin Lance Black
Gesprochen von: Dustin Lance Black
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This heartfelt, deeply personal memoir explores how a celebrated filmmaker and activist and his conservative Mormon mother built bridges across today’s great divides—and how our stories hold the power to heal.

Dustin Lance Black wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Milk and helped overturn California’s anti–gay marriage Proposition 8, but as an LGBTQ activist he has unlikely origins—a conservative Mormon household outside San Antonio, Texas. His mother, Anne, was raised in rural Louisiana and contracted polio when she was two years old. She endured brutal surgeries, as well as braces and crutches for life, and was told that she would never have children or a family. Willfully defying expectations, she found salvation in an unlikely faith, raised three rough-and-rowdy boys, and escaped the abuse and violence of two questionably devised Mormon marriages before finding love and an improbable career in the U.S. civil service.

By the time Lance came out to his mother at age twenty-one, he was a blue-state young man studying the arts instead of going on his Mormon mission. She derided his sexuality as a sinful choice and was terrified for his future. It may seem like theirs was a house destined to be divided, and at times it was. This story shines light on what it took to remain a family despite such division—a journey that stretched from the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to the woodsheds of East Texas. In the end, the rifts that have split a nation couldn’t end this relationship that defined and inspired their remarkable lives.

Mama’s Boy is their story. It’s a story of the noble quest for a plane higher than politics—a story of family, foundations, turmoil, tragedy, elation, and love. It is a story needed now more than ever.
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This story was sad,funny,moving and inspiring to listen to. Thank you Dustin Lance Black for sharing yours and your moms story!

One of the best books I have listened to!

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dieses Hörbuch war perfekt, die Geschichte wichtig, erhebend; gelesen vom Autor selbst, mit so viel Ausdruck und Emotion - absolut empfehlenswert!

amazing

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Thank you very much Dustin Lance Black for sharing your live story with us. To anybody who is searching for a new book to read: Take this one, you win‘t regret it.

The best book I ever „read“ so far

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I laughed, I cried and everything in between. Thank you for sharing search a beautiful, heartbreaking and brutally honest story of an amazing woman.

Just wow

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I couldn't stop listening to this audiobook. The way Dustin wrote and reads this story just kept me going even though I'm not usually a fan of non-fiction. However, this one has everything that usually only appears in fiction. All the up and downs, moments that made me laugh and others that made me nearly cry.
And knowing that it's happened in real life inspires me so much. I'll definitely listen to it again and I'll keep thinking about it for a good long time.
I liked that it was read by Dustin himself because his emotions were so real and I also enjoyed listening to his voice.
If you're even a little bit interested in this book I can only recommend it.

Moving and inspirational story

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