Black Sheep Boy: A Novel in Stories by Martin Pousson - 2016-05

*Excellent--* Black Sheep boy -Nice first edition, inscribed by author, page is pictured , the book itself is in Fairly nice shape, minimal shelf wear mostly on its edges, the corners are good the dust jacket has taken some abuse, there are some small wearing places on its corners, small tears, loss of color on edges.. black covers, embossed titling on front of book- also on spine, crisp black end-papers, beige stock ... not totally pristine solid copy..Meet Boo, a wild-hearted boy from the bayou land of Louisiana. Misfit, outcast, loner. Call him anything but a victim. Sissy, fairy, Jenny Woman. Son of a mixed-race Holy Ghost mother - a Cajun French phantom father. Encountering, gender outlaws, drag queen renegades, rogues gallery of sex-starved priests, perverted teachers, murderous bar owners...Series of tough and tender stories....Escaping, his haunted history, Boo must shed his old skin remake himself. As he does, his story rises from dark & murk, from moss, mud, to reach a new light and a new brand of fairy tale. Cajun legends, queer fantasies, universal myths converge into a powerful work of counter-realism..Passion & novel of defiance....Black Sheep Boy: A Novel in Stories - Martin Pousson, Hardcover with DJ, signed,inscribed, First Publisher - Rare Bird Books, Los Angeles, Spring Street - 2016, Printed USA, design by Robert Schlofferman - ISBN - 1942600372, 9781942600374 - 186 pages, Genres: literary fiction, Magical Realism, Youth Novel, Gay Fiction...Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into--Media Mail USPS-you get the copy pictured - carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit. 7 Days Coast to Coast, faster if closer..BLACK SHEEP BOY 6178 HC ROSE WB1 *