Sickels, Carter
The Prettiest Star (Cold Mountain Fund)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781938235832
- author:
- Sickels, Carter
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Hub City Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, LGBT, Gay,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
A stunning literary achievement, The Prettiest Star is a homecoming novel that explores the politics and fragility of the body, and the bounds of family and redemption. Written in prose that seeks to answer the complexities of human experience without flinching away from ugliness, this book offers an urgent portrait of a family in the center of a national crisis. Through a chorus of voices, including the author's own, the story is told in a unique and powerful way. The result is a deeply moving and thought-provoking novel that explores the complexities of human relationships and the search for redemption. This book is a significant contribution to the canon of AIDS literature, and its exploration of the human experience makes it a compelling read for anyone interested in literary fiction.