This a memoir about a gay man looking after his aging mother in a small town in America. She's losing words, her ability to play the piano, memories. He is trying his best to look after her, but there is one thing they've never talked about: the fact that he is gay. George Hodgman writes so heartbreakingly about his relationship with his parents, whom it is clear he has always loved, but the fact that he had to keep his sexuality hidden not only from them but from the town he grew up in, has affected his work, life, and relationships forever. It's bittersweet, sad, witty and tragic.
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