The Boy in the Yellow Dress
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (937 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1742984088 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 342 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Emerging sexuality and the sense of not being 'at home' in his body, let alone the world, ran alongside a search for meaning that brought him eventually to a spiritual awakening under the young guru Maharaji Part family tragedy, part existential comedy, The Boy in the Yellow Dress is a warts-and-all account of exile and the subsequent journey homewards that is less about finding a respectable place in the world than an intimate connection with the ultimate source of being. But his interest in dancing and theatre (and mooning over Rudolph Nureyev on the telly) were bound to make the façade collapse at some point. "If ever a memoir captured the Zeitgeist, it's this one Wise, funny, surprising at every turn More than a portrait of growing up gay, it chronicles the wild search for meaning of an entire generation." - Amanda Lohrey (2012 Patrick White Award Winner). A
- DNA Magazine. This compelling memoir is vividly written, veering from tragic to hilariously funny episodes
Unique in its candidness Martina A. Nicolls The Boy in the Yellow Dress is divided into five sections: prelude, exile, return, hometown blues, and coda.Born in Perth, Western Australia, Victor Marsh begins his memoir with a strong recollection of wearing his mother’s silky yellow dress, and finding “this lovely thing” later burned to ashes. He writes of his student days and his . Amazing journey of self discovery George Meyer Marsh's autobiography showing him warts and all in his search for meaning in the world is original and engaging. It was easy to read in digestible chapters - for those of us who read in spurts - and his careful use of words is appreciated by this reader. I would recommend "The Boy in the Yellow Dress" to anyone who is making a similar journey in their o. bronwyn l doran said Refreshingly real. This is the best book I have read in a long time. Being a teacher and having a degree in English Literature, I am a fussy reader and usually lose interest after a chapter. However, I couldn't put this book down! The narrative is charming, honest, colourful and engrossing. This author looks at his own life through innocent eyes. A unique picture of his d