https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SVL(LGBTQIAFICTION)&QRYTEXT=LGBTQIA%20%20Fiction&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2736421&CF=BIB Two years have passed since Csorwe defied her mentor and stole a precious artefact. But the powerful wizard isn't done with her yet - even as an ancient and deadly enemy threatens to reawaken. This is the extraordinary sequel to 'The Unspoken Name'. Two years have passed since Csorwe defied her mentor and stole a precious artefact. But the powerful wizard isn't done with her yet - even as an ancient and deadly enemy threatens to reawaken. This is the extraordinary sequel to 'The Unspoken Name'.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Larkwood, A. K.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Tor, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Tor, 2023.<br />560 pages ; 20 cm.<br />Serpent gates ; 2.<br /><br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Fantasy - Available - 04750514<br />Heathfield Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Fantasy - Available - 04748992<br />Newhaven Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Fantasy - Available - 04748994<br />Seaford Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Fantasy - Available - 04748993<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2737514&CF=BIB Auctioneer Rilke has been trying to stay out of trouble, keeping his life more or less respectable. Business has been slow at Bowery Auctions, so when an old friend, Jojo, gives Rilke a tip-off for a house clearance, life seems to be looking up. The next day Jojo washes up dead. Jojo liked Grindr hook-ups and recreational drugs - is that the reason the police won't investigate? And if Rilke doesn't find out what happened to Jojo, who will? Auctioneer Rilke has been trying to stay out of trouble, keeping his life more or less respectable. Business has been slow at Bowery Auctions, so when an old friend, Jojo, gives Rilke a tip-off for a house clearance, life seems to be looking up. The next day Jojo washes up dead. Jojo liked Grindr hook-ups and recreational drugs - is that the reason the police won't investigate? And if Rilke doesn't find out what happened to Jojo, who will?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Welsh, Louise, 1965-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Edinburgh : Canongate, 2023.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Edinburgh : Canongate, 2023.<br />378 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Crowborough Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Crime - Available - 04746174<br />Hailsham Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Crime - Available - 04746175<br />Hampden Park Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Crime - Available - 04746176<br />Peacehaven Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Crime - Available - 04746177<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2511879&CF=BIB In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. And in 2093, in a world riven by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist's damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him - and solve the mystery of her husband's disappearances. In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. And in 2093, in a world riven by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist's damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him - and solve the mystery of her husband's disappearances.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Yanagihara, Hanya<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Picador, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Picador, 2022.<br />708 pages : maps (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Battle Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04789928<br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04708514<br />Hastings Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04789927<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Onloan - Due: 04 Nov 2024 - 04789929<br />Rye Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04712737<br />Uckfield Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04789926<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2562743&CF=BIB Akash Amin is filled with shame. Shame for liking men. Shame for wanting to be a songwriter. Shame for not being like his perfect brother. Shame for his alcoholism. And, most of all, shame for what happened with the first boy he ever loved. When his mother tells him she is selling the family home, Akash must return to Illinois to confront his demons and the painful memory of a sexual awakening that became a nightmare. Akash's mum, Renu, is also plagued by guilt. She had it all: doting husband, beautiful house, healthy sons. Together, Renu and Akash pack up the house, retreating further into the secrets that stand between them. Akash Amin is filled with shame. Shame for liking men. Shame for wanting to be a songwriter. Shame for not being like his perfect brother. Shame for his alcoholism. And, most of all, shame for what happened with the first boy he ever loved. When his mother tells him she is selling the family home, Akash must return to Illinois to confront his demons and the painful memory of a sexual awakening that became a nightmare. Akash's mum, Renu, is also plagued by guilt. She had it all: doting husband, beautiful house, healthy sons. Together, Renu and Akash pack up the house, retreating further into the secrets that stand between them.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Patel, Neel<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Trapeze, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Trapeze, 2022.<br />352 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Lesbian Gay Bi Trans - Available - 04718118<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2573783&CF=BIB It is April, 1995. Kosovo is a country on the cusp of a dreadful war. Arsim is twenty-two, newly married, cautious - an Albanian trying to keep his head down and finish his studies in an atmosphere of creeping threat. Until he encounters Milos, a Serb, and begins a life in secret. Bolla is the story of what happens when passion and history collide - when a relationship, already forbidden and laced with danger, is ripped apart by war and migration, separated by nations and fate. What happens when you are forced to live a life that is not yours, so far from your desires? Can the human remain? It is April, 1995. Kosovo is a country on the cusp of a dreadful war. Arsim is twenty-two, newly married, cautious - an Albanian trying to keep his head down and finish his studies in an atmosphere of creeping threat. Until he encounters Milos, a Serb, and begins a life in secret. Bolla is the story of what happens when passion and history collide - when a relationship, already forbidden and laced with danger, is ripped apart by war and migration, separated by nations and fate. What happens when you are forced to live a life that is not yours, so far from your desires? Can the human remain?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Statovci, Pajtim, 1990-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Faber & Faber, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Faber & Faber, 2022.<br />240 pages ; 22 cm<br /><br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04722879<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2586028&CF=BIB Reese nearly had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York, a job she didn't hate. She'd scraped together a life previous generations of trans women could only dream of; the only thing missing was a child. Then everything fell apart and three years on Reese is still in self-destruct mode, avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with married men. When her ex calls to ask if she wants to be a mother, Reese finds herself intrigued. After being attacked in the street, Amy de-transitioned to become Ames, changed jobs and, thinking he was infertile, started an affair with his boss Katrina. Now Katrina's pregnant. Could the three of them form an unconventional family - and raise the baby together? Reese nearly had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York, a job she didn't hate. She'd scraped together a life previous generations of trans women could only dream of; the only thing missing was a child. Then everything fell apart and three years on Reese is still in self-destruct mode, avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with married men. When her ex calls to ask if she wants to be a mother, Reese finds herself intrigued. After being attacked in the street, Amy de-transitioned to become Ames, changed jobs and, thinking he was infertile, started an affair with his boss Katrina. Now Katrina's pregnant. Could the three of them form an unconventional family - and raise the baby together?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Peters, Torrey<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Serpent's Tail, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Serpent's Tail, 2022.<br />346 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />12 copies <br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2598649&CF=BIB Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in a hyper-masculine world. They are caught between two of Glasgow's housing estates where young working-class men divide themselves along sectarian lines, and fight territorial battles for the sake of reputation. They should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all, and yet they become best friends as they find a sanctuary in the doocot that James has built for his prize racing pigeons. As they begin to fall in love, they dream of escaping the grey city, and Mungo must work hard to hide his true self from all those around him, especially from his elder brother Hamish, a local gang leader with a brutal reputation to uphold. But the threat of discovery is constant and the punishment unspeakable. Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in a hyper-masculine world. They are caught between two of Glasgow's housing estates where young working-class men divide themselves along sectarian lines, and fight territorial battles for the sake of reputation. They should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all, and yet they become best friends as they find a sanctuary in the doocot that James has built for his prize racing pigeons. As they begin to fall in love, they dream of escaping the grey city, and Mungo must work hard to hide his true self from all those around him, especially from his elder brother Hamish, a local gang leader with a brutal reputation to uphold. But the threat of discovery is constant and the punishment unspeakable.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Stuart, Douglas, 1976-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Picador, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Picador, 2022.<br />390 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Crowborough Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04722727<br />Hailsham Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04722726<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2599668&CF=BIB A bright, bold debut about a girl who happens to have been born a boy but refuses to let that stand in the way of her dream, this book is a pertinent and poignant middle-grade read for kids of all backgrounds. A bright, bold debut about a girl who happens to have been born a boy but refuses to let that stand in the way of her dream, this book is a pertinent and poignant middle-grade read for kids of all backgrounds.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gino, Alex<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2022.<br />195 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Newhaven Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Junior Fiction Paperback - Available - 04736795<br />Rye Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Junior Fiction Paperback - Available - 04736796<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2607238&CF=BIB 1955. In an apartment on the Lower East Side, school teachers Dovie and Gillian live as lodgers. Dancing behind closed curtains, mixing cocktails for two, they guard their private lives fiercely. Until someone guesses the truth. 1975. Twenty years later in the same apartment, Ava Winters is keeping her own secret. Her mother has become erratic, haunted by something Ava doesn't understand - until one sweltering July morning, she disappears. Soon after her mother's departure, Ava receives a parcel. Addressed simply to 'Apartment 3B', it contains a photo of a woman with the word 'LIAR' scrawled across it. Ava does not know what it means or who sent it. But if she can find out then perhaps she'll discover the answers she is seeking - and meet the woman at the heart of it all. 1955. In an apartment on the Lower East Side, school teachers Dovie and Gillian live as lodgers. Dancing behind closed curtains, mixing cocktails for two, they guard their private lives fiercely. Until someone guesses the truth. 1975. Twenty years later in the same apartment, Ava Winters is keeping her own secret. Her mother has become erratic, haunted by something Ava doesn't understand - until one sweltering July morning, she disappears. Soon after her mother's departure, Ava receives a parcel. Addressed simply to 'Apartment 3B', it contains a photo of a woman with the word 'LIAR' scrawled across it. Ava does not know what it means or who sent it. But if she can find out then perhaps she'll discover the answers she is seeking - and meet the woman at the heart of it all.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Moylan, Julie Owen<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Michael Joseph, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Michael Joseph, 2022.<br />390 pages ; 23 cm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 reserve</span><br /><br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Lesbian Gay Bi Trans - Recalled item- Return ASAP (Set: 08 Oct 2024) - 04735368<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2622607&CF=BIB 'The Kingdom of Sand' features a nameless narrator who has survived the death of his friends to AIDS and the loss of his parents to old age and tragedy. Now he must witness the slow demise of a friend just a shade older than he is. Semi-anonymous sexual encounters, gallows humor, and classic films are his tools for staving off the dying of the light. In prose that's in turn mordantly funny and hauntingly elegiac, Andrew Holleran takes the reader from a video porn shop off Route 301 to the memory of parties in Washington, DC, filled with handsome young men, to the lonely facades of rural Florida. 'The Kingdom of Sand' features a nameless narrator who has survived the death of his friends to AIDS and the loss of his parents to old age and tragedy. Now he must witness the slow demise of a friend just a shade older than he is. Semi-anonymous sexual encounters, gallows humor, and classic films are his tools for staving off the dying of the light. In prose that's in turn mordantly funny and hauntingly elegiac, Andrew Holleran takes the reader from a video porn shop off Route 301 to the memory of parties in Washington, DC, filled with handsome young men, to the lonely facades of rural Florida.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Holleran, Andrew<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Jonathan Cape, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Jonathan Cape, 2022.<br />272 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04731176<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2666599&CF=BIB From his estranged father and strained relationship with Freddy, to the reckoning he experiences in confronting his privilege, Arthur Less must eventually face his personal demons. 'Less Is Lost' is a profound and joyous novel about the enigma of life in America, the riddle of love, and the stories we tell along the way. From his estranged father and strained relationship with Freddy, to the reckoning he experiences in confronting his privilege, Arthur Less must eventually face his personal demons. 'Less Is Lost' is a profound and joyous novel about the enigma of life in America, the riddle of love, and the stories we tell along the way.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Greer, Andrew Sean<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Little, Brown, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Little, Brown, 2022.<br />257 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Lesbian Gay Bi Trans - Available - 04735548<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2693416&CF=BIB Rainbow Rowell has won fans all over the world by writing about love and life in a way that feels true. In her first short story collection 'Scattered Showers', she gives us nine beautifully crafted love stories. Rainbow Rowell has won fans all over the world by writing about love and life in a way that feels true. In her first short story collection 'Scattered Showers', she gives us nine beautifully crafted love stories.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rowell, Rainbow<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Macmillan, 2022.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Macmillan, 2022.<br />282 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm<br /><br />Newhaven Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Teenage - Young Teens - Available - 04738869<br />Rye Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Teenage - Young Teens - Available - 04738882<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2707576&CF=BIB Told in a series of cascading vignettes, featuring a multitude of voices, 'After Sappho' is Selby Wynn Schwartz's joyous reimagining of the lives of a brilliant group of feminists, sapphists, artists and writers in the late 19th and early 20th century as they battle for control over their lives; for liberation and for justice. Told in a series of cascading vignettes, featuring a multitude of voices, 'After Sappho' is Selby Wynn Schwartz's joyous reimagining of the lives of a brilliant group of feminists, sapphists, artists and writers in the late 19th and early 20th century as they battle for control over their lives; for liberation and for justice.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Schwartz, Selby Wynn, 1975-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Norwich : Galley Beggar Press, 2022.<br />1 online resource (288 pages)<br /><br />Electronic Resources - (East Sussex Libraries) - eBooks - Overdrive - eBook - eBook - Borrow this eBook - DUMMY<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2414621&CF=BIB The Halifax plantation is known as Empty by the slaves who work it under the pitiless gaze of its overseers and its owner, Massa Paul. Two young enslaved men, Samuel and Isaiah dwell among the animals they keep in the barn, helping out in the fields when their day is done. But the barn is their haven, a space of radiance and love - away from the blistering sun and the cruelty of the toubabs - where they can be alone together. But, Amos - a fellow slave - has begun to direct suspicion towards the two men and their refusal to bend. Their flickering glances, unspoken words and wilful intention, revealing a truth that threatens to rock the stability of the plantation. And preaching the words of Massa Paul's gospel, he betrays them. The Halifax plantation is known as Empty by the slaves who work it under the pitiless gaze of its overseers and its owner, Massa Paul. Two young enslaved men, Samuel and Isaiah dwell among the animals they keep in the barn, helping out in the fields when their day is done. But the barn is their haven, a space of radiance and love - away from the blistering sun and the cruelty of the toubabs - where they can be alone together. But, Amos - a fellow slave - has begun to direct suspicion towards the two men and their refusal to bend. Their flickering glances, unspoken words and wilful intention, revealing a truth that threatens to rock the stability of the plantation. And preaching the words of Massa Paul's gospel, he betrays them.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jones, Robert, Jr., 1971-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : riverrun, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : riverrun, 2021.<br />388 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Crowborough Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - History - Available - 04672243<br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - History - Available - 04672242<br />Hastings Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - History - Available - 04672238<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - History - Available - 04672240<br />Seaford Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - History - Available - 04672239<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2415814&CF=BIB Benson and Mike are two young guys who live together in Houston. They've been together for a few years but now they're not sure why they're still a couple. When Mike finds out his estranged father is dying in Osaka just as his mother, Mitsuko, arrives in Texas for a visit, Mike flies across the world to say goodbye. In Japan he discovers the truth about his family and his past. Back home, Mitsuko and Benson are stuck living together as unconventional roommates, an absurd domestic situation that ends up meaning more to each of them than they ever could have predicted. Without Mike's immediate pull, Benson begins to push outwards, realising he might just know what he wants out of life and have the goods to get it. Both men will change in ways that will either make them stronger together, or fracture everything they've ever known. And just maybe they'll all be okay in the end. Benson and Mike are two young guys who live together in Houston. They've been together for a few years but now they're not sure why they're still a couple. When Mike finds out his estranged father is dying in Osaka just as his mother, Mitsuko, arrives in Texas for a visit, Mike flies across the world to say goodbye. In Japan he discovers the truth about his family and his past. Back home, Mitsuko and Benson are stuck living together as unconventional roommates, an absurd domestic situation that ends up meaning more to each of them than they ever could have predicted. Without Mike's immediate pull, Benson begins to push outwards, realising he might just know what he wants out of life and have the goods to get it. Both men will change in ways that will either make them stronger together, or fracture everything they've ever known. And just maybe they'll all be okay in the end.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Washington, Bryan, 1993-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Atlantic Fiction, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Atlantic Fiction, 2021.<br />303 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm<br /><br />Crowborough Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04671263<br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04671262<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04671260<br />Seaford Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04671259<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2416191&CF=BIB Sofia, Bulgaria, a landlocked city in southern Europe, stirs with hope and impending upheaval. Soviet buildings crumble, wind scatters sand from the far south, and political protesters flood the streets with song. In this atmosphere of disquiet, an American teacher navigates a life transformed by the discovery and loss of love. As he prepares to leave the place he's come to call home, he grapples with the intimate encounters that have marked his years abroad, each bearing uncanny reminders of his past. A queer student's confession recalls his own first love, a stranger's seduction devolves into paternal sadism, and a romance with a younger man opens, and heals, old wounds. Each echo reveals startling insights about what it means to seek connection: with those we love, with the places we inhabit, and with our own fugitive selves. Sofia, Bulgaria, a landlocked city in southern Europe, stirs with hope and impending upheaval. Soviet buildings crumble, wind scatters sand from the far south, and political protesters flood the streets with song. In this atmosphere of disquiet, an American teacher navigates a life transformed by the discovery and loss of love. As he prepares to leave the place he's come to call home, he grapples with the intimate encounters that have marked his years abroad, each bearing uncanny reminders of his past. A queer student's confession recalls his own first love, a stranger's seduction devolves into paternal sadism, and a romance with a younger man opens, and heals, old wounds. Each echo reveals startling insights about what it means to seek connection: with those we love, with the places we inhabit, and with our own fugitive selves.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Greenwell, Garth<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Picador, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Picador, 2021.<br />240 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Available - 04672841<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2427247&CF=BIB 'Rainbow Milk' is a coming-of-age story told from the point of view of a young black man from a religious background, who identifies several major contradictions between himself, his family life, and his beliefs. Upon rejecting the doctrine, he is shown the need to form a new centre of gravity, and uses his sexuality to explore new notions of love, fatherhood and spirituality. 'Rainbow Milk' is a coming-of-age story told from the point of view of a young black man from a religious background, who identifies several major contradictions between himself, his family life, and his beliefs. Upon rejecting the doctrine, he is shown the need to form a new centre of gravity, and uses his sexuality to explore new notions of love, fatherhood and spirituality.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Mendez, Paul, 1982-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Dialogue Books, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Dialogue Books, 2021.<br />353 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Crowborough Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Available - 04675577<br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Available - 04675578<br />Hastings Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Available - 04675579<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Onloan - Due: 05 Nov 2024 - 04675580<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2427525&CF=BIB You were right when you said that people can't always give us what we want from them. Poland, 1980. Anxious, disillusioned Ludwik Glowacki, soon to graduate university, has been sent along with the rest of his class to an agricultural camp. Here he meets Janusz - and together, they spend a dreamlike summer swimming in secluded lakes, reading forbidden books - and falling in love. But with summer over, the two are sent back to Warsaw, and to the harsh realities of life under the Party. Exiled from paradise, Ludwik and Janusz must decide how they will survive; and in their different choices, find themselves torn apart. You were right when you said that people can't always give us what we want from them. Poland, 1980. Anxious, disillusioned Ludwik Glowacki, soon to graduate university, has been sent along with the rest of his class to an agricultural camp. Here he meets Janusz - and together, they spend a dreamlike summer swimming in secluded lakes, reading forbidden books - and falling in love. But with summer over, the two are sent back to Warsaw, and to the harsh realities of life under the Party. Exiled from paradise, Ludwik and Janusz must decide how they will survive; and in their different choices, find themselves torn apart.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jedrowski, Tomasz<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.<br />xii, 229 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Onloan - Due: 05 Nov 2024 - 04676392<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2427667&CF=BIB One evening, Mother tells Daughter a story about a tiger spirit who lived in a woman's body. Her name was Hu Gu Po and she paid the price for her body in hunger. It's one of many stories Daughter absorbs from the women in her family, about gourd daughters, buried gold and rabbit moons. Soon afterwards, Daughter wakes with a tiger tail. And more mysterious events follow: holes in the backyard spit up letters penned by her estranged grandmother; a visiting aunt arrives with red hands and snakes in her belly; her brother tests the possibility of flight. All the while, Daughter is falling for Ben, a neighbourhood girl who is more bird than tiger and has mysterious stories of her own. As the two young lovers translate the grandmother's letters and the myths that surround them, Daughter must reckon with how deep these stories are buried within, and what power is rising, violently, through her. One evening, Mother tells Daughter a story about a tiger spirit who lived in a woman's body. Her name was Hu Gu Po and she paid the price for her body in hunger. It's one of many stories Daughter absorbs from the women in her family, about gourd daughters, buried gold and rabbit moons. Soon afterwards, Daughter wakes with a tiger tail. And more mysterious events follow: holes in the backyard spit up letters penned by her estranged grandmother; a visiting aunt arrives with red hands and snakes in her belly; her brother tests the possibility of flight. All the while, Daughter is falling for Ben, a neighbourhood girl who is more bird than tiger and has mysterious stories of her own. As the two young lovers translate the grandmother's letters and the myths that surround them, Daughter must reckon with how deep these stories are buried within, and what power is rising, violently, through her.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Chang, K-Ming<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Harvill Secker, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Harvill Secker, 2021.<br />272 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Crowborough Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04676162<br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04676161<br />Hastings Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04676157<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04676159<br />Seaford Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04676158<br />Wadhurst Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04676160<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2427831&CF=BIB 1902, Brookhants School for Girls: students Flo and Clara are madly in love with each other, as well as completely obsessed with 'The Story of Mary MacLane', the scandalous debut memoir by 19 year old MacLane. A few months later they are found dead in the woods, after a horrific wasp attack, the book lying next to their intertwined bodies. Within five years the school is closed. But not before three more people die on the property, each in a troubling way. Over 100 years later, Brookhants opens its doors once more, when a crew of young actresses arrive to film a high-profile movie about the rumoured Brookhants curse. And as past and present become grimly entangled, it's soon impossible to tell quite where the curse leaves off and Hollywood begins. 1902, Brookhants School for Girls: students Flo and Clara are madly in love with each other, as well as completely obsessed with 'The Story of Mary MacLane', the scandalous debut memoir by 19 year old MacLane. A few months later they are found dead in the woods, after a horrific wasp attack, the book lying next to their intertwined bodies. Within five years the school is closed. But not before three more people die on the property, each in a troubling way. Over 100 years later, Brookhants opens its doors once more, when a crew of young actresses arrive to film a high-profile movie about the rumoured Brookhants curse. And as past and present become grimly entangled, it's soon impossible to tell quite where the curse leaves off and Hollywood begins.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Danforth, Emily M.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : The Borough Press, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : The Borough Press, 2021.<br />623 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 23 cm<br /><br />Hastings Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Horror - Onloan - Due: 01 Nov 2024 - 04678968<br />Newhaven Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Horror - Available - 04679008<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2450812&CF=BIB Life is finally on the right track for reporter and recovering addict Andrew: he is slowly coming to terms with the murder of his photographer boyfriend Carlos, pursuing sobriety and building a new home with a new partner. Andrew has almost forgotten about the story that ruined his life - but that story hasn't forgotten about him, and a series of deadly threats forces him into helping the very man whose gang murdered his boyfriend and left him homeless. Life is finally on the right track for reporter and recovering addict Andrew: he is slowly coming to terms with the murder of his photographer boyfriend Carlos, pursuing sobriety and building a new home with a new partner. Andrew has almost forgotten about the story that ruined his life - but that story hasn't forgotten about him, and a series of deadly threats forces him into helping the very man whose gang murdered his boyfriend and left him homeless.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>MacGabhann, Tim<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021.<br />266 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Heathfield Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Crime - Available - 04684645<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Crime - Available - 04684644<br />Rye Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Crime - Available - 04684646<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2452839&CF=BIB Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who cursed a line of princesses to die, and could only be broken by true love's kiss. The handsome prince. The happily-ever-after. Utter nonsense. Let me tell you, no one actually cares about what happens to our princesses. Princess Aurora is the last heir to the throne. The future queen her realm needs. One who isn't bothered that I am the Dark Grace, abhorred and feared for the mysterious dark magic that runs in my veins. Aurora says I should be proud of my gifts. Even though it was a power like mine that was responsible for her curse. But with less than a year until that curse will kill her, any future I might see with Aurora is swiftly disintegrating. I want to help her. If my power began her curse, perhaps it's what can lift it. Perhaps, together, we could forge a new world. But Aurora is the beautiful princess. And I am the villain. Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who cursed a line of princesses to die, and could only be broken by true love's kiss. The handsome prince. The happily-ever-after. Utter nonsense. Let me tell you, no one actually cares about what happens to our princesses. Princess Aurora is the last heir to the throne. The future queen her realm needs. One who isn't bothered that I am the Dark Grace, abhorred and feared for the mysterious dark magic that runs in my veins. Aurora says I should be proud of my gifts. Even though it was a power like mine that was responsible for her curse. But with less than a year until that curse will kill her, any future I might see with Aurora is swiftly disintegrating. I want to help her. If my power began her curse, perhaps it's what can lift it. Perhaps, together, we could forge a new world. But Aurora is the beautiful princess. And I am the villain.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Walter, Heather, 1987-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Del Rey, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Del Rey, 2021.<br />400 pages ; 24 cm<br /><br />Crowborough Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Fantasy - Available - 04684316<br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Fantasy - Available - 04684315<br />Hastings Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Fantasy - Available - 04684311<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Fantasy - Available - 04684313<br />Seaford Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Fantasy - Available - 04684312<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2460852&CF=BIB When Benjamin and Edgar Bowen embark on a Grand Tour of Europe, they are ready to meet People of Quality. They have trunks full of powdered silver wigs and matching suits, a hunger to experience the architectural wonders of Ancient Rome and an ability to quote Voltaire (at length). They will make connections and establish themselves in high society, just as their mother has planned. But it soon becomes apparent that their outfits are not quite the right shade of grey, their smiles are too ready, their appreciation of the arts ridiculous. Class, they learn, is not something that can be studied. Benjamin's true education begins when he meets Horace Lavelle. When Benjamin and Edgar Bowen embark on a Grand Tour of Europe, they are ready to meet People of Quality. They have trunks full of powdered silver wigs and matching suits, a hunger to experience the architectural wonders of Ancient Rome and an ability to quote Voltaire (at length). They will make connections and establish themselves in high society, just as their mother has planned. But it soon becomes apparent that their outfits are not quite the right shade of grey, their smiles are too ready, their appreciation of the arts ridiculous. Class, they learn, is not something that can be studied. Benjamin's true education begins when he meets Horace Lavelle.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Blackmore, Neil, 1970-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Windmill, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Windmill, 2021.<br />ix, 320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Heathfield Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Available - 04685417<br />Hollington Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Available - 04685416<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Available - 04685415<br />Rye Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Available - 04685418<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2465248&CF=BIB 'An Experiment in Leisure' is a classic tale with a contemporary twist, told in an unforgettable voice that explores the emotional costs of social mobility, the possibilities of leaving and returning, the meanings of work and the ways a woman learns to love women. It's a witty, bold debut, at once a tender portrait of youth and a piercing insight into the political, cultural and economic fault lines dividing Britain today. 'An Experiment in Leisure' is a classic tale with a contemporary twist, told in an unforgettable voice that explores the emotional costs of social mobility, the possibilities of leaving and returning, the meanings of work and the ways a woman learns to love women. It's a witty, bold debut, at once a tender portrait of youth and a piercing insight into the political, cultural and economic fault lines dividing Britain today.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Glendenning, Anna<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Chatto & Windus, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Chatto & Windus, 2021.<br />304 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Crowborough Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04690184<br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Onloan - Due: 01 Nov 2024 - 04690183<br />Hastings Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04690021<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04690181<br />Seaford Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04690180<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2479088&CF=BIB Meet Gilda. She cannot stop thinking about death. Desperate for relief from her anxious mind and alienated from her repressive family, she responds to a flyer for free therapy at a local church and finds herself abruptly hired to replace the deceased receptionist, Grace. It's not the most obvious job - she's queer and an atheist for starters - and so in between trying to learn mass, hiding her new maybe-girlfriend and conducting an amateur investigation into Grace's death, Gilda must avoid revealing the truth of her mortifying existence. Meet Gilda. She cannot stop thinking about death. Desperate for relief from her anxious mind and alienated from her repressive family, she responds to a flyer for free therapy at a local church and finds herself abruptly hired to replace the deceased receptionist, Grace. It's not the most obvious job - she's queer and an atheist for starters - and so in between trying to learn mass, hiding her new maybe-girlfriend and conducting an amateur investigation into Grace's death, Gilda must avoid revealing the truth of her mortifying existence.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Austin, Emily<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Atlantic Fiction, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Atlantic Fiction, 2021.<br />243 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Crowborough Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04695113<br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04695112<br />Hastings Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04695108<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04695110<br />Seaford Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04695109<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2501057&CF=BIB In Victorian England, Viola is an amateur photographer struggling with the grief of her father's death and the sterile atmosphere of her marriage to her childhood friend, Jonah. When she discovers a talent for capturing ghostly images on camera, Viola comes to the attention of a spirit medium, and a powerful attraction between the two women is sparked. As each woman puts herself at risk, secrets are brought to light that will change their lives forever. In Victorian England, Viola is an amateur photographer struggling with the grief of her father's death and the sterile atmosphere of her marriage to her childhood friend, Jonah. When she discovers a talent for capturing ghostly images on camera, Viola comes to the attention of a spirit medium, and a powerful attraction between the two women is sparked. As each woman puts herself at risk, secrets are brought to light that will change their lives forever.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Cohen, Julie, 1970-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion, 2021.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion, 2021.<br />345 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - History - Onloan - Due: 25 Oct 2024 - 04697226<br />Heathfield Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - History - Available - 04697228<br />Rye Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - History - Available - 04697229<br />Uckfield Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - History - Available - 04697227<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2502563&CF=BIB Using fiction inspired by found material and real-life events, 'Variations' explores the history of transgender Britain with lyrical, acerbic wit. Variations travels from Oscar Wilde's London to austerity-era Belfast via inter-war Cardiff, a drag bar in Liverpool just after the decriminalisation of homosexuality, Manchester's protests against Clause 28, and Brighton in the 2000s. Using fiction inspired by found material and real-life events, 'Variations' explores the history of transgender Britain with lyrical, acerbic wit. Variations travels from Oscar Wilde's London to austerity-era Belfast via inter-war Cardiff, a drag bar in Liverpool just after the decriminalisation of homosexuality, Manchester's protests against Clause 28, and Brighton in the 2000s.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Jacques, Juliet<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Influx Press, [2021]<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Influx Press, [2021]<br />323 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Battle Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Available - 04711815<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Available - 04711817<br />Newhaven Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Available - 04711816<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2281610&CF=BIB Rachel and Eliza are hoping to have a baby. The couple spend many happy evenings together planning for the future. One night Rachel wakes up screaming and tells Eliza that an ant has crawled into her eye and is stuck there. She knows it sounds mad - but she also knows it's true. As a scientist, Eliza won't take Rachel's fear seriously and they have a bitter fight. Suddenly their entire relationship is called into question. Told in ten interconnecting but self-contained chapters - each from a different character's perspective - and inspired by some of the best-known thought experiments in philosophy, particularly philosophy of mind, 'Love and Other Thought Experiments' is a story of love lost and found across the universe. Rachel and Eliza are hoping to have a baby. The couple spend many happy evenings together planning for the future. One night Rachel wakes up screaming and tells Eliza that an ant has crawled into her eye and is stuck there. She knows it sounds mad - but she also knows it's true. As a scientist, Eliza won't take Rachel's fear seriously and they have a bitter fight. Suddenly their entire relationship is called into question. Told in ten interconnecting but self-contained chapters - each from a different character's perspective - and inspired by some of the best-known thought experiments in philosophy, particularly philosophy of mind, 'Love and Other Thought Experiments' is a story of love lost and found across the universe.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Ward, Sophie, 1964-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Corsair, 2020.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Corsair, 2020.<br />259 pages ; 23 cm<br /><br />Crowborough Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04602494<br />Eastbourne Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04602493<br />Hastings Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04602337<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04602339<br />Seaford Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Hardback - Available - 04602338<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2316252&CF=BIB Jaded reporter Andrew and his photographer boyfriend, Carlos, are sick of telling just another story: from cartel massacres to corrupt politicians, sifting the dregs of Mexico's drug war, they think they've seen it all. But when they find a body even the police are too scared to look at, what started out as just another reportage becomes the sort of story all reporters dream of - until Carlos pushes for answers too fast, and winds up murdered, leaving Andrew grief-stricken and flailing for answers, justice, and revenge. Jaded reporter Andrew and his photographer boyfriend, Carlos, are sick of telling just another story: from cartel massacres to corrupt politicians, sifting the dregs of Mexico's drug war, they think they've seen it all. But when they find a body even the police are too scared to look at, what started out as just another reportage becomes the sort of story all reporters dream of - until Carlos pushes for answers too fast, and winds up murdered, leaving Andrew grief-stricken and flailing for answers, justice, and revenge.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>MacGabhann, Tim<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2020.<br />266 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Heathfield Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Crime - Available - 04649671<br />Hollington Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Crime - Available - 04647180<br />Lewes Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Crime - Available - 04647179<br />Uckfield Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Adult Fiction Paperback - Crime - Available - 04649672<br /> https://eastsussex.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=2337384&CF=BIB In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, King lost his older brother. To move on, he must find himself. King is convinced his brother isn't dead, that he has instead turned into a dragonfly, and he searches for Khalid down by the bayou. Khalid visits him in turn, in King's dreams. King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family. It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy. But King had ended their friendship. Before his death, his brother had said, 'You don't want anyone to think you're gay too, do you?' But when Sandy goes missing, sparking a town-wide search, King finds his former best friend and the two begin an adventure as they hide Sandy down by the bayou, among the dragonflies. As King's friendship with Sandy is reignited, he's forced to confront questions about himself and the reality of his brother's death. In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, King lost his older brother. To move on, he must find himself. King is convinced his brother isn't dead, that he has instead turned into a dragonfly, and he searches for Khalid down by the bayou. Khalid visits him in turn, in King's dreams. King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family. It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy. But King had ended their friendship. Before his death, his brother had said, 'You don't want anyone to think you're gay too, do you?' But when Sandy goes missing, sparking a town-wide search, King finds his former best friend and the two begin an adventure as they hide Sandy down by the bayou, among the dragonflies. As King's friendship with Sandy is reignited, he's forced to confront questions about himself and the reality of his brother's death.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Callender, Kacen<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2020.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Scholastic, 2020.<br />259 pages ; 20 cm<br /><br />Newhaven Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Junior Fiction Paperback - Available - 04737213<br />Rye Library - (East Sussex Libraries) - Junior Fiction Paperback - Available - 04737214<br />