![]() You go through every single drama with them and connect with the people in the book as if you have known them for years. It will make you cry, it will make you laugh and it will arouse you. Tim fell madly in love with John and his super long eyelashes, and they built a life together despite all the disapproval they faced from their families and society. From the beginning, you already expect them to meet difficulties, especially since this was the mid-seventies and they were both going to an all boys Catholic school. Timothy Conigrave wrote this tale of his love for John Caleo that lasted longer than a lot of relationships these days. I had a feeling it was going to be the same thing when I finished this book. I rarely read non-fiction books because if something bad happens, I know it happened in real life, and it sits with me for days like a tumour. ![]() ![]() The raw honesty of Timothy Conigrave’s book Holding the Man made me weep when I finished reading it. ![]()
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