Title
The House of Impossible Beauties: A Novel
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NAMED A RECOMMENDED BOOK OF 2018 BY Buzzfeed The Wall Street Journal The Millions Southern Living Bustle Esquire Entertainment Weekly Nylon Mashable Libary Journal ThrillistCassarass propulsive and profound first novel, finding ones home in the worldparticularly in a subculture plagued by fear and intolerance from societycomes with tragedy as well as extraordinary personal freedom. EsquireA gritty and gorgeous debut that follows a cast of gay and transgender club kids navigating the Harlem ball scene of the 1980s and 90s, inspired by the real House of Xtravaganza made famous by the seminal documentary Paris Is BurningIts 1980 in New York City, and nowhere is the citys glamour and energy better reflected than in the burgeoning Harlem ball scene, where seventeenyearold Angel first comes into her own. Burned by her traumatic past, Angel is new to the drag world, new to ball culture, and has a yearning inside of her to help create family for those without. When she falls in love with Hector, a beautiful young man who dreams of becoming a professional dancer, the two decide to form the House of Xtravaganza, the firstever allLatino house in the Harlem ball circuit. But when Hector dies of AIDSrelated complications, Angel must bear the responsibility of tending to their house alone.As mother of the house, Angel recruits Venus, a whipfast trans girl who dreams of finding a rich man to take care of her; Juanito, a quiet boy who loves fabrics and design; and Daniel, a butch queen who accidentally saves Venuss life. The Xtravaganzas must learn to navigate sex work, addiction, and persistent abuse, leaning on each other as bulwarks against a world that resists them. All are ambitious, resilient, and determined to control their own fates, even as they hurtle toward devastating consequences.Told in a voice that brims with wit, rage, tenderness, and fierce yearning, The House of Impossible Beauties is a tragic story of love, family, and the dynamism of the human spirit.
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