{"product_id":"penguin-modern-australian-classics-holding-the-man-timothy-conigrave","title":"Penguin Modern Australian Classics: Holding the Man - Timothy Conigrave","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe beloved queer love story as a beautiful clothbound hardback, part of the Penguin Modern Australian Classics series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-seventies at an all-boys Catholic school in Melbourne, Timothy Conigrave fell wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. So began a relationship that was to last for fifteen years, a love affair that weathered disapproval, separation and, ultimately, death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith honesty and insight, Conigrave’s memoir explores the highs and lows of any partnership: the intimacy, constraints and temptations. And the strength of heart both men had to find when they tested positive to HIV. As uplifting as it is moving,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolding the Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a funny, sad and celebratory account of growing up gay, and a powerful love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished July 14, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nice Stack Of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45139465404616,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/5567\/6360\/files\/HoldingtheMan.jpg?v=1783828719","url":"https:\/\/nicestackofbooks.myshopify.com\/products\/penguin-modern-australian-classics-holding-the-man-timothy-conigrave","provider":"Nice Stack Of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}