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Overview

Set in 1953, this novel follows 21-year-old Celia Henderson during a month of uncertainty in her life. Visiting Galveston, Texas, a barrier island with its own history of instability and survival, Celia faces a series of conflicts--between a lawless Galveston and a hypocritical, "moral" mainland; between the Old South and the Old West; and between homosexuals and those prejudiced against them. Celia, who narrates her story 30 years after the fact, must also cope with a sexual double standard inherent in her attraction to an unhappy law student. As she interacts with her irrepressible cowboy cousin Emmett Chandler and a Mexican American artist, Louis Platon, Celia grows to accept her own fears and understand others and life's continual uncertainties. While Celia personifies the innocence of the 1950s--seldom as innocent as portrayed--this tale offers an inside look at continual social problems in the U.S.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780916727673
  • ISBN-10: 091672767X
  • Publisher: Wings Press (TX)
  • Publish Date: March 2010
  • Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.65 pounds
  • Page Count: 192

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