Let them stare : a novel /

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by Van Ness, Jonathan.
[ ] Authors: Murphy, Julie,--1985- Published by : Storytide, (New York :) Physical details: 328 p. ; 22 cm. Subject(s): Gender identity --Fiction. | Ghosts --Fiction. | Handbags --Fiction. | 2SLGBTQIA+ people --Fiction | Teenagers --Fiction. | Pennsylvania --Fiction. Year : 2025 Item type :
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"Sully is ready to get out of Hearst, Pennsylvania. With a fashion internship secured, the gender-nonconforming eighteen-year-old is trading in their stifling small town for the big city. Sully even sells their beloved car, to Bread--er, Brad--the most boring (and maybe only other) gay kid in town. When Sully's internship goes up in smoke, they're trapped in Hearst with no cash -- and no car. Desperate, they go to the thrift store, their personal sanctuary. There, they discover a vintage bag -- like "put this baby in an airtight case at the MET" vintage. If Sully can authenticate it, the resale value would be enough for a new life in the city. But when they begin to investigate, Sully finds themself haunted. Literally. With the ghost of Rufus, a drag performer from the fifties with no memory of how he died standing -- no, floating -- in their bedroom, Sully's summer has a new purpose: 1) help this ghostly honey unlock his past and move on and 2) make bank -- after all, the Real Real doesn't take poltergeist purses. With Rufus in tow, and Brad -- who's looking pretty scrumptious these days -- playing chauffeur, Sully delves into the history of the town they're so desperate to escape. Only to discover that there might be more to Hearst than they ever knew."-- provided by publisher.