Soar, Adam, Soar

By Rick Prashaw

“Coming out. Coming in. Coming home.”

Adam Prashaw’s life was full of surprises from the moment he was born. Assigned female at birth, and with parents who had been expecting a boy, he spent years living as “Rebecca Danielle Adam Prashaw” before coming to terms with being a transgender man. Adam captured hearts with his humour, compassion, and intensity. After a tragic accident cut his life short, he left a legacy of changed lives and a trove of social media posts documenting his life, relationships, transition, and struggles with epilepsy, all with remarkable transparency and directness.

In Soar, Adam, Soar, his father, a former priest, retells Adam’s story alongside his son’s own words. From early childhood, through coming out first as a lesbian and then as a man, and his battles with epilepsy and refusal to give in, it chronicles Adam’s drive to define himself, his joyful spirit, and his love of life, which continues to conquer all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dundurn
• Release date: Feb 2, 2019
• ISBN: 9781459742772

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Reviews for Soar, Adam, Soar

[lynnb_64 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

In the book, Rick Prashaw tells the story of his son, Adam, who suffers from epilepsy and is transgender. Adam was determined to be female at birth, and named Rebecca. As a youth, she first thought she was lesbian, then realized that "she" was really a male. The book is not particularly well written. The first half, especially, suffers from its non-linear structure, often leaving me confused as to "when" we were in the story. However, Mr. Prashaw's deep love for him son shines through every page. This book teaches us about acceptance, grief and puts a human face on people who are so often misunderstood.