{"product_id":"leg-the-story-of-a-limb-and-the-boy-who-grew-from-it-9781419763601","title":"Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It","description":"\u003cb\u003e**A 2024 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's 50 Best Nonfiction of 2023 * NPR's Books We Love 2023 * \u003cbr\u003e * A New and Noteworthy Memoir of 2023 Selected by * \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e * \u003ci\u003eEsquire * Buzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDebutiful * LitHub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e * and more! *\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious and poignant memoir grappling with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets--as a gay man and as a man living with cerebral palsy \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLeg\u003c\/i\u003e is intimate (and I mean that in all ways), insightful, and often laugh-out-loud funny.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\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.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine \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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e was raised in Salt Lake City. A National Endowment for the Arts Fellow in Prose, Marshall is a graduate of the Michener Center for Writers. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e and been supported by MacDowell and the Corporation of Yaddo. \u003ci\u003eLeg\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610171347218,"sku":"9781419763601","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5c9c01d7-f4a2-445b-921f-ca8401b6d0b8.jpg?v=1732335332","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leg-the-story-of-a-limb-and-the-boy-who-grew-from-it-9781419763601","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}