Another Hill And Sometimes A Mountain

4.5/5 ( ratings)

"This is a book that should be read while alone, to your friends, to a congregation of survivors of abuse – in other words, it should be read by everyone. Sensitive and honest, gain a new perspective on being alive by infusing Tim’s words into your mind. Highly recommended." Hall of Fame Top 50 Reviewer, Grady Harp

ANOTHER HILL AND SOMETIMES A MOUNTAIN is the powerful testimony of Tim Green's determination to rise above his beginnings ... despite the sting of abandonment and the dark secrets surrounding his birth family. In his painful yet at times wry memoir, Green recounts his childhood in the Ohio farm home of his foster parents - the aptly named Mr. and Mrs. Kidd - and the rotation of his 12 "brothers and sisters."
There aren’t enough stories about growing up gay without parents. Nor do we often hear about a gay male’s experience coming of age in a religious foster family – and then get to breathe a sigh of relief that the story is not an utter tragedy. Green holds nothing back, yet for all of his confessions, his words weave a tale that radiates a robust inner desire of self-worth thirsting for redemptive optimism.
Green’s recollection of 1980s West Hollywood is bittersweet and haunting. In the time when multitudes of men succumbed to what was called 'gay cancer,' Green's gradual loss of the dynamic family tribe he had finally found is nothing less than heartbreaking.
Through all the betrayal and loss, Green treats his life story with tenderness and without disdain for any character -- although it can be argued that some deserve it. His capacity for empathy, even after the most traumatic of experiences, is contagious. ANOTHER HILL AND SOMETIMES A MOUNTAIN is a testament to human perseverance in the face of the inevitable losses that make up our lives.
LGBTQ memoirs like Green's are superbly influential because diverse stories about abandonment, love, and self-worth truly matter.

"Growing older is like climbing a mountain: the higher you get, the more strength you need, but the further you see." - Ingmar Bergman