Wild Dances Audiobook Libro.fm

As a boy William Lee Adams spent his days taking care of his quadriplegic brother while worrying about his undiagnosed bipolar Vietnamese mother and steering clear of his openly racist and homophobic father Too shy and anxious to even speak until he was six years old it seemed unlikely William would ever leave smalltown Georgia

In time William discovered that learning was both a refuge and a ticket out So even as he struggled to understand and to get others to accept both his sexuality and his biracial identity William focused on his schoolwork his extracurricular activities and building community with the students and teachers who embraced him for who he truly was Though his scholarship to Harvard parachuted him into a whole new world he still carried a lifetime of secrets and unanswered questions that would haunt him no matter how far he traveled

Years later as a journalist in London William discovered the Eurovision Song Contestan annual competition known for its extravagant performers and cutthroat politics Initially just a fan he started blogging about the contest ultimately becoming the most soughtafter expert on the subject William was soon jetting across the continent to meet divas drag queens and aspiring singers who welcomed him to their beautiful if dysfunctional family of choice