Some strange music draws me in a novel

"It's the summer of 1984 in Swaffham, Massachusetts, when Mel (short for Melanie) meets Sylvia, a tough-as-nails trans woman whose shameless swagger inspires Mel's dawning self-awareness. But Sylvia's presence sparks fury among her neighbors and throws Mel into conflict with her mother and best frie...

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Main Author: Hansbury, Griffin, 1971- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024]
Edition:First edition
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