No More Goodbyes: Circling the Wagons around Our Gay Loved Ones - Tapa blanda

In her best-selling "Goodbye, I Love You," Carol Lynn Pearson shared the moving story of her life with her homosexual husband Gerald--their Mormon temple marriage, the birth and raising of four children, their mutual anguish in realizing his orientation had not changed, their divorce and ongoing friendship, and her caring for him as he died from AIDS in her home. In "No More Goodbyes," Pearson revisits the challenging subject of religious people relating to their gay loved ones who are often condemned by their church and--many believe--by God. Through stories gathered from the microcosm of Mormonism, it becomes clear how this emotional earthquake affects families of all faiths.

Carol Lynn Pearson is the author of over 40 books and plays that have together sold over 800,000 copies. Her memoir "Goodbye, I Love You" tells the story of her marriage to a gay man, their divorce, ongoing friendship, and her caring for him as he died of AIDS. This story made her a guest on such programs as "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and "Good Morning, America." She was featured in "People Magazine." A stage play, "Facing East," the story of a Mormon couple dealing with the suicide of their gay son, premiered in Salt Lake City, had a limited Off-Broadway run and a San Francisco run. She wrote and performed over 300 times internationally a one-woman play, "Mother Wove the Morning," in which she plays sixteen women throughout history in search of the female face of God, and which earned an award from "Booklist" as "one of the top 25 videos of the year." She has been a featured speaker at numerous events as diverse as the International Conference of the Sisters of Mercy, the National Association of Women Judges, and the International Conference of the Red Hat Society. She lives in Walnut Creek, California. Outside the window of her second-story home office is a magnolia tree, which is always in full bloom on Valentine's Day. Visit her at www.carollynnpearson.com.