{"product_id":"the-red-shoes-9780931476105","title":"The Red Shoes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow far would you go to feel alive?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLambda Literary Award nominee for Best Gay Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Set in contemporary New York City, this is a beautiful dark queer re-envisioning of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. Wynne immediately engages the reader with finely detailed descriptions, nuanced characters, and an air of mystery that makes this 400+ page novel read like a novella...\" (Lambda Literary Review)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I read this so fast I got blisters turning the pages. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Red Shoes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e is astonishingly good -- original, beautiful, amazing. A great work of art.\" (Kate Christensen, PEN\/Faulkner Award winner)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter John Laith loses his beloved partner Frank, he believes he's lost the will to live life fully -- until he rescues a handsome young dancer from a brutal assault. By way of thanks, the dancer gives Laith a pair of glittering red shoes which lead him down a dangerous path in a vividly brought to life Manhattan. On his new journey he must survive obsessive relationships with unpredictable and chillingly unforgettable characters: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Silvio -- a macho city cop\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Crewe -- a narcissistic millionaire living in a penthouse with his wife and daughter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Baily -- a drug-addicted bouncer in a nightclub\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn innocent in a sinister underworld, Laith must grapple with grief, obsession, lust, sensuality, and spirituality in a city where salvation and destruction walk side by side. He's left to wonder -- Is his fascination with the dark side fueled by the magical powers of the red shoes...or from hidden forces within himself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this riveting battle between the sacred and the profane, Laith must choose: surrender to the darkness, or reclaim the life he thought he'd lost forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Stewart Wynne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52391420363035,"sku":"9780931476105","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/8392\/2459\/files\/NHFzYTlEdExiakYzd0g2aktaSUJTZz09.jpg?v=1782261139","url":"https:\/\/sapphicsociety.com\/products\/the-red-shoes-9780931476105","provider":"Sapphic Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}