{"product_id":"leg","title":"Leg","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","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54732651987310,"sku":"9781419775062","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_85aa9a17-01b4-4ac7-b157-140de5b5678e.jpg?v=1788802124","url":"https:\/\/tenderbuttonsbooks.com\/products\/leg","provider":"Tender Buttons Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}