Soar, Adam, Soar
by Rick Prashaw
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Pub Date Feb 26 2019 | Archive Date Nov 30 2018
Dundurn | Dundurn Press
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Description
Adam Prashaw’s life was full of surprises from the moment he was born. Assigned female at birth, and with parents who had been expecting a boy, he spent years living as “Rebecca Danielle Adam Prashaw” before coming to terms with being a transgender man. Adam captured hearts with his humour, compassion, and intensity. After a tragic accident cut his life short, he left a legacy of changed lives and a trove of social media posts documenting his life, relationships, transition, and struggles with epilepsy, all with remarkable transparency and directness.
In Soar, Adam, Soar, his father, a former priest, retells Adam’s story alongside his son’s own words. From early childhood, through coming out first as a lesbian and then as a man, and his battles with epilepsy and refusal to give in, it chronicles Adam’s drive to define himself, his joyful spirit, and his love of life, which continues to conquer all.
A Note From the Publisher
- The moving true story of a transgender man’s life, told through his social media posts and in the words of his father, a priest-turned-dad
- Adam, born Rebecca, had identified as a man and been transitioning for years before he died in a tragic accident, leaving behind unfinished stories his father retells, using his son’s words as much as possible
- Details the highs and lows of Adam’s bumpy life — being assigned female at birth, questioning first his sexuality and then his gender, and struggling with epilepsy, all while living with a disarming intensity and directness
- A story in which the parents and loved ones of transgender people may see a little of themselves, and which centres the authenticity of Adam’s own experience
- Told with sensitivity, compassion, and candour. Author strives to represent Adam as his son would have represented himself
- Adam, born Rebecca, had identified as a man and been transitioning for years before he died in a tragic accident, leaving behind unfinished stories his father retells, using his son’s words as much as possible
- Details the highs and lows of Adam’s bumpy life — being assigned female at birth, questioning first his sexuality and then his gender, and struggling with epilepsy, all while living with a disarming intensity and directness
- A story in which the parents and loved ones of transgender people may see a little of themselves, and which centres the authenticity of Adam’s own experience
- Told with sensitivity, compassion, and candour. Author strives to represent Adam as his son would have represented himself
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781459742765 |
| PRICE | $22.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 256 |
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