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Prince Ric: A Tale of Coming Out
In the fast-paced world of Madison Avenue advertising, Hal Burke and Ric Smith have been friends since their days at NYU. Together they dream of breaking into show business, while Ric struggles under the shadow of his powerful father, Malcolm Smythe-Bigge, the ruthless head of a corporate advertising empire.
As their friendship deepens, Hal begins to realize that Ric is fighting a battle far more personal than his struggle with his father. Ric is confronting his sexuality, his identity, and the fear of revealing who he truly is. When Ric finally comes out, Hal is forced to confront his own assumptions, prejudices, and feelings and the life he thought he understood begins to change.
Set against the colorful worlds of New York advertising, Broadway, television, and film, Prince Ric combines humor, romance, family conflict, ambition, and heartbreak. The story moves through professional rivalries, complicated friendships, relationships, AIDS and loss, and the struggle to find acceptance in a world that does not always make room for the truth.
At its heart, this is a story about two people discovering that love and friendship can survive fear, family conflict, social expectations, and even the secrets we keep from ourselves.
Prince Ric: A Tale of Coming Out is a candid and often irreverent memoir about coming out, finding love, confronting family, and finally discovering the freedom that comes with living openly and honestly.
In the fast-paced world of Madison Avenue advertising, Hal Burke and Ric Smith have been friends since their days at NYU. Together they dream of breaking into show business, while Ric struggles under the shadow of his powerful father, Malcolm Smythe-Bigge, the ruthless head of a corporate advertising empire.
As their friendship deepens, Hal begins to realize that Ric is fighting a battle far more personal than his struggle with his father. Ric is confronting his sexuality, his identity, and the fear of revealing who he truly is. When Ric finally comes out, Hal is forced to confront his own assumptions, prejudices, and feelings and the life he thought he understood begins to change.
Set against the colorful worlds of New York advertising, Broadway, television, and film, Prince Ric combines humor, romance, family conflict, ambition, and heartbreak. The story moves through professional rivalries, complicated friendships, relationships, AIDS and loss, and the struggle to find acceptance in a world that does not always make room for the truth.
At its heart, this is a story about two people discovering that love and friendship can survive fear, family conflict, social expectations, and even the secrets we keep from ourselves.
Prince Ric: A Tale of Coming Out is a candid and often irreverent memoir about coming out, finding love, confronting family, and finally discovering the freedom that comes with living openly and honestly.