Lou Kief

In All the Silent Manliness Lou Kief

A man can only keep a secret life from his family and friends for so long.    Like thousands of young and no-so-young gay men before him, Barry Lowe ran away.  He knew the time had passed when he could hide the truth of who he was.  He also ran from the sickening smells, sounds and memories of the funeral home where he had been raised.  When his young brother is killed, he makes a reluctant trip back to be with his family. Life doesn't stop being humorous when people die.   You'll laugh and cry as he takes on you a touching journey and re-lives his funny and bizarre childhood in a building where most people only found sorrow.  It's a moving story filled with tender, hilarious and heartbreaking insights into life inside the funeral business.  It's also a story about San Francisco's young, vibrant gay community in the 1970s and a man who reached out to help him find his way. Barry Lowe found acceptance, forgiveness and redemption.  It's a powerful novel of self discovery. "In All The Silent Manliness" is tender and uplifting.  It's filled with characters you'll never forget.