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Jenn Shapland: My Autobiography of Carson Mccullers (2020, Tin House Books, LLC) 5 stars

How do you tell the real story of someone misremembered—an icon and idol—alongside your own? …

Review of 'My Autobiography of Carson Mccullers' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Infused with longing and written with an eye for poetry, this is a personal exploration of the boundary between love and possession: between lovers, between queer people and communities not ready to accept them, between a long-dead author and her biographer. I found it thought-provoking, sad, and in some ways, triumphant: a suppressed love story finally taking flight. May we all have the courage and the freedom to be and love as ourselves.