The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 photograph an insightful eight-year-old determined to

an insightful eight-year-old determined to help her father heal from the invisible wounds of PTSD

Winner of the 2012 AASLH Award

forming a trio bound by friendship and courage

including at least one defender

Contributing to the book were Alan R

The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 photograph an insightful eight-year-old determined toby Thomas Mallon From the renowned novelist and critic, an exquisite collection of journal entries from the 1980s and 90s, tracking a young, gay authors literary coming of age in New York during the AIDS crisis In 1983, Thomas Mallon was still unknown. A literature professor at Vassar College, he spent his days traveling from Manhattan to campus, reviewing books to make ends meet and searching the city for his own purpose and fulfillment. The AIDS