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Summer Fun
- Author
- Jeanne Thornton
- Narrator
- Jeanne Thornton
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Publish Date
- 3 August 2021
- Run Time
- 14 hours 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Gala, a young trans woman, works at a hostel in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. She is obsessed with the Get Happies, the quintessential 1960s Californian band, helmed by its resident genius, B—-. Why did the band stop making music? Why did they never release their rumored album, Summer Fun?
Gala writes letters to B—- that shed light not only on the Get Happies, but paint an extraordinary portrait of Gala. The parallel narratives of B—- and Gala form a dialogue bout creation—of music, identity, self, culture, and counterculture.
Summer Fun is a brilliant and magical work of trans literature that marks Thornton as one of our most exciting and original novelists.
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Details
- Author
- Jeanne Thornton
- Narrator
- Jeanne Thornton
- Duration
- 14 hours 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 August 2021
- ISBN
- 9781696604529
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Interior life
Synopsis
From acclaimed author Jeanne Thornton, an epic, singular look at fandom, creativity, longing, and trans identityGala, a young trans woman, works at a hostel in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. She is obsessed with the Get Happies, the quintessential 1960s Californian band, helmed by its resident genius, B—-. Why did the band stop making music? Why did they never release their rumored album, Summer Fun?Gala writes letters to B—- that shed light not only on the Get Happies, but paint an extraordinary portrait of Gala. The parallel narratives of B—- and Gala form a dialogue bout creation—of music, identity, self, culture, and counterculture.Summer Fun is a brilliant and magical work of trans literature that marks Thornton as one of our most exciting and original novelists.
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