Since I Laid My Burden Down

by Brontez Purnell
Since I Laid My Burden Down
  • ISBN-13: 9781838390006
  • Author(s): Brontez Purnell
  • Subject: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
  • Publisher: Cipher Press
  • Imprint: Cipher Press
  • Publication Date: 12-08-2021
  • Format: p/b

Availability: In stock

£9.99
When Deshawn hears of his uncle's death, his riotous big-city life in San Francisco is abruptly put on hold while he travels back to Alabama for the funeral. While there, he's hit by flashbacks of growing up queer and black in the '80s South, of a youth filled with strong women, bewildered boys, and messed up queers. Wading through prickly reminders of his childhood, Deshawn reconnects with his old self and the ghosts of his past. A raw, dirty, hilarious, and heart-breaking novel about the experiences that shape us, Since I Laid My Burden Down asks the intimate question: who deserves love?
About the book

When Deshawn hears of his uncle's death, his riotous big-city life in San Francisco is abruptly put on hold while he travels back to Alabama for the funeral. While there, he's hit by flashbacks of growing up queer and black in the '80s South, of a youth filled with strong women, bewildered boys, and messed up queers. Wading through prickly reminders of his childhood, Deshawn reconnects with his old self and the ghosts of his past. A raw, dirty, hilarious, and heart-breaking novel about the experiences that shape us, Since I Laid My Burden Down asks the intimate question: who deserves love?

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