
No Son of Mine
A Memoir
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Christopher P. Brown
Jonathan Corcoran was the youngest and only son of three siblings in a family balanced on the precipice of poverty. His mother, a traditional, evangelical, and insular woman who had survived abuse and abandonment, was often his only ally. Together, they navigated a strained home life dominated by his distant, gambling-addicted father, and shared a seemingly unbreakable bond.
When Corcoran left home to attend Brown University, a chasm between his upbringing and his reality began to open. As his horizons and experiences expanded, he met the upper-middle-class Jewish man who would become his husband. But this authentic life would not be easy, and Corcoran was forever changed when his mother disowned him after discovering his truth. In the ensuing fifteen years, the two would come together only to violently spring apart. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged in 2020, the cycle finally ended when he received the news that his mother had died.
In No Son of Mine, Corcoran traces his messy estrangement from his mother through lost geographies as well as the lost relationships with friends and family and the sense of home that were stripped away when she said he was no longer her son. Through grief, anger, questioning, and growth, Corcoran explores the entwined yet separate histories and identities of his mother and himself.
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An examination of being abandoned by those who are supposed to love you the most and the story of finding yourself anyway.
A raw, painful, and real story about trauma and the pain of abandonment
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So my life... So very sad...
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The second half of the book really picked up for me. I love Jonathan's redemptive trip to Elkins to see how LGBT acceptance is on the rise even in sleepy mountain towns. How Pride in Park is now just a part of the fabric of celebration. This is true and I love to see it.
My only problem with the book and Corcoran's writing in general is that sometimes the writer's voice feels brittley correct as if he is trying to write away any holler grammar that may remain imbedded in his system. I could be totally wrong. On the plus side, this is a story that everyone should read. Being gay in Appalachia can be like being Amish. You have done something outside the rules and you will be shunned. The dichotomy of being Christian and being hateful is something we are seeing all over the US and it can beeven more so in rural communities. Sadly, Jonathan Corcoran's story is not a unique one but it is important to read it.
On an unrelated personal note: While I found Elkins to be depressing for many reasons, I also was re-formed here in the best sense of that word. I had come from east coast city culture and living in Applachia revealed my impatience, entitlement, and prejudice. I left WV a better person. I highly recommend reading Jonathan Corcoran's memoir No Son of Mine, and look forward to reading more.
Loved the Second Half Especially
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