![]() ![]() Parr recognizes that Evie has a crush on Patsy because he has a crush on Angel. ![]() She begins to have an affair with the bank president's daughter who is currently attending an exclusive boarding school, so they get together whenever Evie can take the time to visit her or when Patsy comes home for school breaks. But Evie says that this is the way she is and she just can't be any different because that wouldn't be real. Their mother is constantly trying to get Evie to wear more feminine clothes rather than the masculine clothes that she favors. He observes his sister as she emerges from the closet as a homosexual knowing that she has always been "different" from the other girls. ![]() They come from a rural family who own and work a farm. This book explores not only this basic background but also the real and perceived prejudices toward gay and lesbian feelings, including the idea that any person who has those feelings only needs a really good heterosexual experience to prove that they aren't homosexual.Įvie is the older sister of a teenage boy named Parr who is the narrator. Often those same children think that they are in pergatory and can't wait to get away, preferably to 'the city' and a real life. Kerr.Ī life in rural middle America on your own farm as one of a dying breed of independent owners is a life that many parents think is an ideal place and way to raise their children. ![]()
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