Hiding Out: A Memoir of Drugs, Deception, and Double Lives
Written by Tina Alexis Allen
Narrated by Tina Alexis Allen
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About this audiobook
Actress and playwright Tina Alexis Allen’s audacious memoir unravels her privileged suburban Catholic upbringing that was shaped by her formidable father—a man whose strict religious devotion and dedication to his large family hid his true nature and a life defined by deep secrets and dangerous lies.
The youngest of thirteen children in a devout Catholic family, Tina Alexis Allen grew up in 1980s suburban Maryland in a house ruled by her stern father, Sir John, an imposing, British-born authoritarian who had been knighted by the Pope. Sir John supported his large family running a successful travel agency that specialized in religious tours to the Holy Land and the Vatican for pious Catholics.
But his daughter, Tina, was no sweet and innocent Catholic girl. A smart-mouthed high school basketball prodigy, she harbored a painful secret: she liked girls. When Tina was eighteen her father accidently discovered the truth about her sexuality. Instead of dragging her to the family priest and lecturing her with tearful sermons about sin and damnation, her father shocked her with his honest response. He, too, was gay.
The secret they shared about their sexuality brought father and daughter closer, and the two became trusted confidants and partners in a relationship that eventually spiraled out of control. Tina and Sir John spent nights dancing in gay clubs together, experimenting with drugs, and engaging in sex with their respective partners in public places—all while keeping the rest of their family in the dark.
Outside of their wild clandestine escapades, Sir John made Tina his heir apparent at the travel agency. Drawn deeper into the business, Tina soon became suspicious of her father’s frequent business trips, his multiple passports and cache of illegal documents, and the briefcases full of cash that mysteriously appeared and quickly vanished. Digging deeper, she uncovered a disturbing facet beyond the stunning double-life of the father she thought she knew.
A riveting and cinematic true tale stranger and twistier than fiction, Hiding Out is an astonishing story of self-discovery, family, secrets, and the power of the truth to set us free.
Tina Alexis Allen
Tina Alexis Allen is a GLAAD Award–nominated actress, producer, screenwriter, and playwright. She appeared on the WGN America series Outsiders, and has costarred in several feature films. Allen is also the cofounder of Gina Raphaela Jewelry’s mission-driven No More Violence collection. She lives in New York and Los Angeles.
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Reviews for Hiding Out
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow, the images and the lessons in this book will be for ever in my mind. A must read. This is better than fiction. It was sincere, raw, explicit, descriptive and shocking. I would have liked to know more about her other siblings and their role in the family. Again , a great book for Catholics, LGBT ?️? community, and anyone who goes to AA meetings or Al-anon. As a practicing catholic the quote from Saint Augustine comes to mind “love the sinner, hate the sin.” This was the dysfunctional American Version of the “Sound of Music” As a practicing Catholic and as the daughter of a father who also had a temper and a mother who was passive...I could totally relate.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I am not wanting to take anything away from Tina. It takes courage to share your personal life story with the massive and be judged. Yes, I said judged. It seems that we as a society can't help but judge people. I don't have a written memoir. Therefore, this is why I am not taking away from the author's story. What I am commenting on is the fact that my connection to the author and her story did not grab me as I would have liked and want from reading memoirs. Although, it was nice that the author found a connection with her father without being judged for who she is. I read all the way to the half way point fairly quickly but if you asked me what I had read in that first half, I would not really be able to tell you. This book was not for me but it is not to say that it won't strike a good balance with someone else.