· ‘Shirts and Skins’ by Jeffrey Luscombe. Author: Lewis DeSimone. Septem. In his debut novel, Jeffrey Luscombe brings us back to a place we haven’t seen much of in recent literature: the closet. In an era when many gays come out in their teens, the protagonist of Shirts and Skins remains resolutely in the closet until his thirties. Luscombe thus offers an intriguing, at times Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. Jeffrey Luscombe, author of the award-winning novel, Shirts and Skins "One of LGBT fictions's brightest new stars." — Huffington Post “Tightly written and keenly observed, this is an impressive debut from a writer we’re sure to hear more from.” — Nino Ricci, author of Lives of the Saints. Shirts and Skins highlights the life of Josh Moore. The book starts off with the main character as a tiny six year old with asthma, and ends with him in his mid-thirties. We pass through significant chapters in Josh's life as he grows up physically, mentally, and emotionally - not at the same time/5(41).
Shirts and Skins - Kindle edition by Luscombe, Jeffrey. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Shirts and Skins. Shirts And Skins|Jeffrey Luscombe, MacMillan Wildflower Book|Clarence J. Hylander, $ A Year: From Scarcity To Abundance,|Mordecai Ezekiel, On The Road With Wellington: Diary Of A War Commissary In The Peninsular Campaign (The Napoleonic Library)|A.F.L. Schaumann. One of LGBT fiction's brightest new stars, novelist Jeffrey Luscombe has received much acclaim for his debut novel, Shirts and Skins, recently released by Chelsea Station Editions. Edge on the Net says that " Shirts and Skins is nothing but authentic in its pathos, eloquent in its delivery.
“Shirts and Skins is an assured and compassionate novel. Jeffrey Luscombe understands the power of what isn’t said and has created a work that sizzles with repressed sexuality and family tension. The characters are utterly believable. A satisfying and compelling work.”. Chronicling the Journey Jeffrey Luscombe’s first novel “Shirts and Skins” takes us on a journey of a life that has lots of valleys and a few peaks. Luscombe writes convincing dialogue and much of the novel tracing the first thirty-odd years of the life of Josh, the main character, proceeds through his conversations and frequent arguments with family members. Jeffrey Luscombe comes home for his first HPL reading of Shirts and Skins, the critically acclaimed novel of a young man's coming out, coming-of-age, and coming-to-terms with his family and fate in the east end of Hamilton during the 70's and 80's. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Thursday, Septem PM - PM.
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