{"product_id":"leg-the-story-of-a-limb-and-the-boy-who-grew-from-it-9781419775062","title":"Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is Greg Marshall's \"riotous\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e), \"witty\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"intimate\" (NPR) memoir grappling with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets--as a gay man and as a man living with cerebral palsy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e* A NOTEWORTHY 2023 MEMOIR * \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eDebutiful\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e * and more! *\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e* A 2024 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eLeg\u003c\/i\u003e is intimate (and I mean that in all ways), insightful, and often laugh-out-loud funny.\" \u003cb\u003e--Scott Simon, NPR's \"Weekend Edition\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riotous new memoir . . . A hilarious yet loving account, this book has charm for days.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"An incredibly charming, funny, and moving memoir.\" --Curtis Sittenfeld, \u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Greg Marshall's early years were pretty bizarre. Rewind the VHS tapes (this is the '90s) and you'll see a lopsided teenager limping across a high school stage, or in a wheelchair after leg surgeries, pondering why he's crushing on half of the Utah Jazz. Add to this home-video footage a mom clacking away at her newspaper column between chemos, a dad with ALS, and a cast of foulmouthed siblings. Fast forward the tape and you'll find Marshall happily settled into his life as a gay man only to discover he's been living in another closet his whole life: he has cerebral palsy. Here, in the hot mess of it all, lies Greg Marshall's wellspring of wit and wisdom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Extraordinarily funny and insightful, \u003ci\u003eLeg\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with outrageous stories of a singular childhood. It is also a unique examination of what it means to transform when there are parts of yourself you can't change, a moving portrait of a family in crisis, and a tale of resilience of spirit. In Marshall's deft hands, we see a story both personal and universal--of being young and wanting the world, even when the world doesn't feel like yours to want. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Greg Marshall's early years were pretty bizarre. Rewind the VHS tapes (this is the '90s) and you'll see a lopsided teenager limping across a high school stage, or in a wheelchair after leg surgeries, pondering why he's crushing on half of the Utah Jazz. Add to this home video footage a mom clacking away at her newspaper column between chemos, a dad with ALS, and a cast of foulmouthed siblings. Fast forward the tape and you'll find Marshall happily settled into his life as a gay man only to discover he's been living in another closet his whole life: he has cerebral palsy. Here, in the hot mess of it all, lies Greg Marshall's wellspring of wit and wisdom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeg \u003c\/i\u003eis an extraordinarily funny and insightful memoir from a daring new voice. Packed with outrageous stories of a singular childhood, it is also a unique examination of what it means to transform when there are parts of yourself you can't change, a moving portrait of a family in crisis, and a tale of resilience of spirit. In Marshall's deft hands, we see a story both personal and universal--of being young and wanting the world, even when the world doesn't feel like yours to want. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLeg\u003c\/i\u003e never slows in its energy, hope and warmth.\" --\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A riotous new memoir . . . A hilarious yet loving account, this book has charm for days.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12430227\"\u003eGreg Marshall\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.86w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419775062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419775065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO031000\"\u003eLGBTQ+\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO033000\"\u003eDisability\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HUM\"\u003eHumor\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HUM003000\"\u003eForm | Essays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e was raised in Salt Lake City. 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