I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir - Brossura

Kilmer-Purcell, Josh

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0060817321 ISBN 13: 9780060817329

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2006

Riassunto

In a colorful, bittersweet memoir, a successful advertising executive describes how he moonlighted as a drag queen performing in nighclubs, detailing a surreal odyssey into Manhattan's dark underbelly as it chronicles the author's relationship with his crack-addicted, male-escort boyfriend. Original. 30,000 first printing.

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“I laughed. I cried. I laughed again. I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS is tawdry and brilliantly witty.” (Simon Doonan)

“...absolutely hilarious and heartbreaking and heartfelt.” (Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of the City)

“...a delicate narrative that spares not an ounce of pain but never once aims for contrition.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“...impossible to look away.” (Publishers Weekly)

“...Outrageously vulgar, unexpectedly moving, and one of the most sincere love stories I’ve read in a long time. ” (BookSense review by Audrey Brockhaus, Schuler Books & Music Okemos)

Recipient of Elle‘s Readers’ Prize 2006 (Elle)

Book Sense Pick for March 2006 (Book Sense)

“...the book goes deeper, ultimately telling what is a painfully dysfunctional love story...” (Out Magazine)

“I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS is like the memoir equivalent of a hooker with a heart of gold.” (Zink Magazine)

“...this life-altering (and ultimately heartbreaking) love story crawls deep into your veins.” (Zink Magazine)

L'autore:

Josh Kilmer-Purcell is the bestselling author of the memoir I Am Not Myself These Days and the novel Candy Everybody Wants, and the star of Planet Green's documentary television series The Fabulous Beekman Boys. He and his partner, Brent Ridge, divide their time between Manhattan and the Beekman Farm.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060817321
• ISBN 13: 9780060817329
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 308