Forty Years in the Closet

The patchwork construction of this book is like a time worn quilt; afaded tapestry, reminding you of ages past. Memories run together, soemphatic they obscure a diamonds refl ection, clouding what is reallytrue. Having worn edges and faded colored threads, the truth of thesetales seems to disappear from the fabric of reality. The histories are allbasically true, but at times are prone to whims of fi ction and the fanciesof exaggeration. They are told by Christopher Sergeant, a consummateliar, about his family and his travails fi nally fi nding the courage toaccept his sexuality. Forty Years in the Closet, along with the storiesin the section titled, Illness and Healing, follow Chris tripping alonglifes road, kicking and screaming. The narrative is often amusing, yetpoignant. It may be inspirational to know that Chris perseveres, amidstall the gory wit and sarcasm, surviving the Sergeant family saga.