Coming Out Together
The Journey of a Gay Minister’s Wife Through Love, Divorce, and Remarriage
By Martha Edens Clark | Publisher: AuthorHouse
About the book
This is the story of a young woman (the author) who knew next to nothing about homosexuality, and a young minister (Maurice) who suppressed his homosexuality for 55 years. It is about their friendship, love, marriage, and eventual revelation of his homosexuality. It is told in chapters which answer questions that the author has been asked as she began to tell others about her life, marriage, divorce and re-marriage. The book is titled \"Coming Out Together\" because that is exactly what they did after Maurice revealed his homosexuality.They planned together how they would tell others and how they would prepare for their future lives. They even talked about how they would write this book together, but life intervened, and he finally said \"You will have to write it.\" He died in 2009. So the author has written it, with the help of Maurice's partner Elliott, and Martha's second husband.Shields.
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This is the story of a young woman (the author) who knew next to nothing about homosexuality, and a young minister (Maurice) who suppressed his homosexuality for 55 years. It is about their friendship, love, marriage, and eventual revelation of his homosexuality. It is told in chapters which answer questions that the author has been asked as she began to tell others about her life, marriage, divorce and re-marriage. The book is titled \"Coming Out Together\" because that is exactly what they did after Maurice revealed his homosexuality.They planned together how they would tell others and how they would prepare for their future lives. They even talked about how they would write this book together, but life intervened, and he finally said \"You will have to write it.\" He died in 2009. So the author has written it, with the help of Maurice's partner Elliott, and Martha's second husband.Shields.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Coming Out Together about?
This is the story of a young woman (the author) who knew next to nothing about homosexuality, and a young minister (Maurice) who suppressed his homosexuality for 55 years. It is about their friendship, love, marriage, and eventual revelation of his homosexuality. It is told in chapters which answer questions that the author has been asked as she began to tell others about her life, marriage, divorce and re-marriage. The book is titled \"Coming Out Together\" because that is exactly what they did after Maurice revealed his homosexuality.They planned together how they would tell others and how they would prepare for their future lives. They even talked about how they would write this book together, but life intervened, and he finally said \"You will have to write it.\" He died in 2009. So the author has written it, with the help of Maurice's partner Elliott, and Martha's second husband.Shields.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Coming Out Together?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > True stories / true accounts of events
Where can I read a sample of Coming Out Together?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/2jkVgk1Y3z
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Coming Out Together?
Martha Edens Clark
Who is the Publisher of the book Coming Out Together?
AuthorHouse