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Book

Red Clay Suzie : a novel inspired by true events

Call Number

  • FICTION LOFT (CEN, OSH)

Publication Information

New York : Post Hill Press, [2022]

Physical Description

xviii, 325 pages ; 24 cm

Summary

"Philbet Lawson is born in 1960s rural Georgia with two inescapable strikes against him: he's gay and physically misshapen, both of which inform his every thought, unless he's thinking about cars, his obsession. His world is populated by an ineffectual father; a devoted though fearful mother; a rowdy but popular older brother; his best friend, a Black boy who also understands the sting of being an outsider; boorish uncles who belittle Philbet for sport; a Grandaddy who is an oasis of wisdom and unconditional love; and Knox, the older boy Philbet idolizes to distraction. Over time, Philbet finds refuge in unexpected places and in unexpected ways"--

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