Mississippi Sissy
 

Mississippi Sissy

by Kevin Sessums

Mississippi Sissy is the stunning memoir from Kevin Sessums, a celebrity journalist who grew up scaring other children, hiding terrible secrets, pretending to be Arlene Frances and running wild in the South. As he grew up in Forest, Mississippi, befriended by the family maid, Mattie May, he became a young man who turned the word "sissy" on its head, just as his mother taught him. In... (read more)

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  • Rated 4 stars

Not only does the book deal with growing up gay in a time and place plagued by intolerance, it also cuts a huge swath through the political and social movements of the era. Be prepared for overwhelming tragedy, peppered with a few smiles and chuckles.

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