The house of impossible beauties / Joseph Cassara.
"It’s 1980 in New York City, and nowhere is the city’s glamour and energy better reflected than in the burgeoning Harlem ball scene, where seventeen-year-old Angel first comes into her own. Burned by her traumatic past, Angel is new to the drag world, new to ball culture, and has a yearning insider her to help create family for those without. When she falls in love with Hector, a beautiful young man who dreams of becoming a professional dancer, the two decide to form the House of Xtravaganza, the first-ever all-Latino house in the Harlem ball circuit. But when Hector dies of AIDS-related complications, Angel must bear the responsibility of tending to their house alone. As mother of the house, Angel recruits Venus, a whip-fast trans girl who dreams of finding a rich man to take care of her; Juanito, a quiet boy who loves fabrics and design; and Daniel, a butch queen who accidentally saves Venus’s life. The Xtravaganzas must learn to navigate sex work, addiction, and persistent abuse, leaning on each other as bulwarks against a world that resists them. All are ambitious, resilient, and determined to control their own fates, even as they hurtle toward devastating consequences."-- Provided by Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062676979
- Physical Description: 400 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
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Burns Lake Public Library | AF CAS (Text) | 35198000651068 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Creston Public Library | FIC CAS (Text)
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35140100033755 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Fernie Heritage Library | FIC CAS (Text) | 35136000536350 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Invermere Public Library | FIC CAS (Text) | IPL054343 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Kitimat Public Library | Cas (Text) | 32665002103978 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Mackenzie Public Library | CAS (Text) | 35192000311575 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Nelson Public Library | F CAS (Text) | 3514830027905 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Tumbler Ridge Public Library | AF CASSA (Text) | TRL22929 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Gibsons Public Library | FIC CASS (Text) | 30886001048970 | Adult Fiction Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
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