The Family Outing: A Memoir

The Family Outing is a powerful and inspiring memoir that explores the complexities of family,identity,and love,and offers a moving testament to the power of embracing one's true self.
The Family Outing is a powerful and inspiring memoir that explores the complexities of family, identity, and love, and offers a moving testament to the power of embracing one's true self.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 09 November 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

“Fascinating,funny,and wise,  The Family Outing  is an affirmation to all of us who know the pain and shame of hiding our truest self,and a stirring invitation into the courage,freedom,and joy of living our whole truth.”—Glennon Doyle,author of #1  New York Times  bestseller  Untamed, founder of Together Rising
A striking and remarkable literary memoir about one family's transformation, with almost all of them embracing their queer identities.

Jessi Hempel was raised in a seemingly picture-perfect, middle-class American family. But the truth was far from perfect. Her father was constantly away from home, traveling for work, while her stay-at-home mother became increasingly lonely and erratic. Growing up, Jessi and her two siblings struggled to make sense of their family, their world, their changing bodies, and the emotional turmoil each was experiencing. And each, in their own way, was hiding their true self from the world.

By the time Jessi reached adulthood, everyone in her family had come out: Jessi as gay, her sister as bisexual, her father as gay, her brother as transgender, and her mother as a survivor of a traumatic experience with an alleged serial killer. Yet coming out was just the beginning, starting a chain reaction of other personal revelations and reckonings that caused each of them to question their place in the world in new and ultimately liberating ways.

The Family Outing is a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the transformative power of self-acceptance. It is a story of love, loss, and healing, of coming out and finding one's place in the world. It is a reminder that we are all capable of great change and that the courage to be true to ourselves can lead to a life filled with joy, freedom, and meaning.

Glennon Doyle's writing is raw, honest, and deeply moving. She has a remarkable ability to capture the complexities of family relationships and the emotional toll of hiding one's true self. The Family Outing is a must-read for anyone who has ever felt trapped by their own identity or struggled to find their place in the world.

In conclusion, The Family Outing is a remarkable and inspiring book that will leave a lasting impact on anyone who reads it. It is a testament to the power of self-acceptance and the resilience of the human spirit. I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a story of hope, healing, and transformation.

Weight: 242g
Dimension: 133 x 202 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780063079021