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The gallopers
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- Book Synopsis
- Winner of the Polari Book Prize 2024. 1953. Eli is nineteen years old and lives alongside a cursed field with his strange aunt Dreama. Six months before, his mother disappeared during the North Sea flood. Unsure of his place in the world and of the man he is becoming, Eli is ready to run. Shane Wright is a man with plenty to hide. Caught in a complicated relationship with Eli, Shane is desperate to maintain the double life that he has created for himself. Then Jimmy Smart appears. Jimmy Smart, the mysterious showman who turns the gallopers at the fair. Under his watchful gaze, Eli discovers a world he knows nothing about with rules he cannot understand.
- About The Author
- Jon Ransom grew up in Norfolk and now lives near Cambridge. He was a mentee on the 2019 Escalator Talent Development scheme at the National Centre for Writing. Ransom's short stories have appeared in many anthologies and journals including Queer Life, Queer Love amongst others. He has been awarded an Arts Council grant to develop The Gallopers.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781738452873
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Muswell Press, (06 January 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 200
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 mm
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