What I had instead was the ache of waiting and the fear I w… - Edmund White

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What I had instead was the ache of waiting and the fear I wasn’t worthy.

Edmund White

A Boy's Own Story · December 23, 2014 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Edmund White (born January 13, 1940) is an American novelist, memoirist, and an essayist on literary and social topics. Much of his writing is on the theme of same-sex love. Probably his best-known books are The Joy of Gay Sex (1977) (written with Charles Silverstein) and his trio of autobiographic novels, A Boy's Own Story (1982), The Beautiful Room Is Empty (1988) and The Farewell Symphony (1997).

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Alternative Names: Edmund Valentine White III

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What I had instead was the ache of waiting and the fear I wasn’t worthy. - Edmund White

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