All American Boy

By FRANK BOBBY

For years the handsome actor Wally Day has made denial his own particular art form. But now, faced by a call from his mother who he hasn't seen in more than 10 years, Wally must confron the reasons he left his hometown of Brown's Mill in a cloud of anger, shame and guilt. But Wally isn;t the only one facing their past - his mother, Regina, finds her own world unravelling around her. As Wally untangles the dark side of his all-American family he has a chance to make peace with the boy he was in order to become the man he needs to be...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758203284
• ISBN13: 9780758203281
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

All American Boy, an all-American family

Wally Day was the All American Boy in Brown's Mill. He had the stellar grades, good behavior and the title: the local paper wrote an article on him being voted the All American Boy in town. But that all changed when he fell in love with 30something old Zandy who ended up in jail because of Wally's statements to the police. Everyone in this small pastoral town knew of the affair and its consequences. Twenty years later, Wally,...

A dark and tragic departure for Mann

What a change of pace this novel is from his circuit part boys shennanigans. This is a much more complex, dark and heartbreaking tale of a family - mostly mother and son - coming to terms with their demons and their mistakes in life. The mother's story and background unfolds as the main character moves the the present trying to figure out what he wants and why he's returned home after a call from his mother. Mom's background...

Coming Home Never Hurt More..I'm Hooked

While I found this book a difficult, dark read at times, I also could not put it down. I was hooked from the first sentence. Mann's ability to take us to the depths of a painful childhood is riveting, masterful and powerful. A book that takes us to the humanity within all of us. Mann deals with many difficult topics...from emotional and physical child abuse, to intergenerational sex and possible murder. It is his finely detailed...

"I need to do what I came here for and then get back to the city"

William J. Mann's novels are right at the cutting edge, of literary quality and creativity. His works continue to pack a powerful emotional punch, and are just as much an in-depth exploration of gender roles and sexual identities, as they are domestic sagas that examine the notion of the modern gay sensibility. In All American Boy, Mann expands on the themes of his earlier novels, continuing his journey into the nature...

A tough book to read, but worthwhile ...

The back of the dust jacket on Mann's latest novel contain raves about his previous two novels, which dealt mostly with the stereotypical gay male cruising range of casual sex, bars, baths, drugs and circuit parties. Those expecting more of the same in "All American Boy" are in for a rude awakening. "All American Boy" is a skillful tapestry of characterizations surrounding the lead character, Walter, his dysfunctional birth...