{"id":25684,"date":"2016-03-14T09:30:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T09:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=25684"},"modified":"2016-03-14T09:30:44","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T09:30:44","slug":"saving-alex-by-cooper-alex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/saving-alex-by-cooper-alex\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving Alex by Cooper Alex"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Saving Alex<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That&#8217;s When My Nightmare Began<\/em><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cooper Alex<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A memoir from Alex Cooper, who knew &#8216;she was holding a secret that could shatter her family, her church community, and her life. 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