The Clothesline Swing

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An enthralling tale of love and courage that weaves through the mountains of Syria, the valleys of Lebanon, the encircling seas of Turkey, the heat of Egypt and finally, to the hope of a new home in Canada. The Clothesline Swing tells the epic story of two lovers anchored to the memory of a dying Syria. One is Hakawati, the storyteller keeping life in forward motion by relaying remembered fables to his dying partner. Each night he waves stories of his childhood in Damascus, of the cruelty he has endured for his sexuality, of leaving hone, of war, of his fated meeting with his lover. Meanwhile Death himself, in his dark cloak, shares the house with the two men, eavesdropping on their secrets as he awaits their final undoing. 'Striking account of growing up gay in Syria.' -- Irish Times