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- An exhilarating memoir of sexual discovery
- Draws on the work of James Baldwin, Maggie Nelson, J.M. Coetzee and others to explore sexual fluidity
- ''Lays bare the absurdity of policing one another's desires.' - Megan Nolan, i-D magazine
- 'Beaufiful and powerful...I wish I had something like it to read when I was 18.' - Luke Turner, author of Out of the Woods</em
Bisexuality is often dismissed as an experimental phase, or a stopping point on the way to coming out as gay – a prejudice that can come from gay as well as straight people.
Michael Amherst makes a powerful argument that the enforcement of strict categories of sexuality, even when intended to be liberating, is restrictive and othering.
At a time when many young people identify as not exclusively straight, GO THE WAY YOUR BLOOD BEATS is a timely exploration of how we talk about love and desire. Part essay, part memoir, part love letter, this book asks us to see desire and sexuality as analgous with art - a mysterious, creative force.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Amherst is a writer of fiction and non-fiction. His work has been published internationally, including in the Guardian, New Statesman, the Spectator, The White Review and Contrappasso magazine. He is currently writing a PhD candidate at Birkbeck, University of London.
