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Flesh and Blood

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Four generations' struggle towards love and family.

Flesh and Blood could be a good read for someone interested in family dynamics and relationships over time. The book explores the struggles of multiple generations within one family and how their choices shape the meaning of love and family. The unique feature is the inclusion of diverse and unconventional family structures. Users would review the book as a powerful and emotional portrayal of family and life.

  • Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction (1995)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Flesh and Blood

Regular price ₱541.35
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₱487.22 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9780684874319
Publisher: Touchstone
Date of Publication: 1996-05-22
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, LGBTQ+, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.05
(rated by 6036 readers)

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In Flesh and Blood, Michael Cunningham takes us on a masterful journey through four generations of the Stassos family as he examines the dynamics of a family struggling to "come of age" in the 20th century. In 1950, Constantine Stassos, a Greek immigrant laborer, marries Mary Cuccio, an Italian-American girl, and together they produce three children: Susan, an ambitious beauty, Billy, a brilliant homosexual, and Zoe, a wild child. Over the years, a web of tangled longings, love, inadequacies and unfulfilled dreams unfolds as Mary and Constantine's marriage fails and Susan, Billy, and Zoe leave to make families of their own. Zoe raises a child with the help of a transvestite, Billy makes a life with another man, and Susan raises a son conceived in secret, each extending the meaning of family and love. With the power of a Greek tragedy, the story builds to a heartbreaking crescendo, allowing a glimpse into contemporary life which will echo in one's heart for years to come.
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Four generations' struggle towards love and family.

Flesh and Blood could be a good read for someone interested in family dynamics and relationships over time. The book explores the struggles of multiple generations within one family and how their choices shape the meaning of love and family. The unique feature is the inclusion of diverse and unconventional family structures. Users would review the book as a powerful and emotional portrayal of family and life.

  • Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction (1995)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.