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Queer Corners
“Queer Corners is a riveting novel with an unforgettable cast of characters.” — Quentin Crisp
In comfortably middle-class Queer Corners, Oregon, the living is easy - until a homophobic bigot and his evangelist wife move into the all-gay neighborhood and begin a statewide anti-gay rights campaign.
In the ensuing battle, closet doors are flung open, peaceful lives turned inside-out, and the residents of Queer Corners find themselves on a violent journey of self-discovery.
Queer Corners is a deftly observed social comedy that turns into a hair-raising psychological thriller as it exposes the homophobia next door.
'I was … won over by the vigour of the writing, the sparkle of the wit, and the force and sharpness of the attack on religious bigotry' - Francis King, author of Act of Darkness, The Woman Who Was God, Dead Letters
'Gay or straight, readers of all persuasions will enjoy this romp through the idiosyncrasies of human nature' - Robin Karr-Morse, author of Ghosts from the Nursery
Donald S. Olson is a novelist, playwright and travel writer. His seven published novels include The Secrets of Mabel Eastlake , the first trans-thriller, and the internationally published rom-coms My Three Husbands and Memoirs Are Made of This , written as Swan Adamson. Donald’s new collection of ghost stories, The Gravedigger’s Daughter and Other Otherworldly Tales , will be published by Lume Books later in 2020.
In comfortably middle-class Queer Corners, Oregon, the living is easy - until a homophobic bigot and his evangelist wife move into the all-gay neighborhood and begin a statewide anti-gay rights campaign.
In the ensuing battle, closet doors are flung open, peaceful lives turned inside-out, and the residents of Queer Corners find themselves on a violent journey of self-discovery.
Queer Corners is a deftly observed social comedy that turns into a hair-raising psychological thriller as it exposes the homophobia next door.
'I was … won over by the vigour of the writing, the sparkle of the wit, and the force and sharpness of the attack on religious bigotry' - Francis King, author of Act of Darkness, The Woman Who Was God, Dead Letters
'Gay or straight, readers of all persuasions will enjoy this romp through the idiosyncrasies of human nature' - Robin Karr-Morse, author of Ghosts from the Nursery
Donald S. Olson is a novelist, playwright and travel writer. His seven published novels include The Secrets of Mabel Eastlake , the first trans-thriller, and the internationally published rom-coms My Three Husbands and Memoirs Are Made of This , written as Swan Adamson. Donald’s new collection of ghost stories, The Gravedigger’s Daughter and Other Otherworldly Tales , will be published by Lume Books later in 2020.
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346 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 1999
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November 12, 2018
The story was interesting but what the heck was with these subtle or not so subtle fat shaming comments that went through the whole book????
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