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Three gay men-friends and roommates in an Art Deco mansion-find their lives have taken a chaotic turn when one of them is attacked by a gang of gay-bashing teens. When the other two roommates arrive, one basher is killed in the ensuing scuffle, leaving the roommate with a body to hide and a big secret to keep.Meanwhile, the dead teen's pregnant girlfriend shows up at their door seeking her beau; a handsome and nave houseboy arrives on the scene; and their next-door neighbor turns out to have appetites of her own.When passions run riot in a house that hides too many secrets, it isn't long before everyone's had it up to pussy's bow, and something disastrous is sure to happen.REVIEW: "A plot drive, sex-filled romp...an enjoyable page-turner." (Publishers Weekly) REVIEW: "A roller-coaster ride of action and danger that explores corruption, racism, and alternatives to family values." (Melbourne Star-Observer) REVIEW: "Entertaining, well-written, and thoroughly engaging...a fun book."(Lambda Book Report) REVIEW: "Drinnan has a sharp eye for the ridiculous, both social and sexual. His writing is glib, it is chaotic, and it is gorgeously funny." (Sydney Morning Herald)
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Neil Drinnan's captivating second novel is a meditation on will and chaos. Doc and Dixon are semipartnered men who share a very special house, one of the finest examples of art deco in Melbourne. The builder of this 1924 gem was rumored to have thrown himself from the high turret window after the stock market crash. Does this explain the creepy feeling in the turret rooms? Or the ghostly sightings? Or the ease with which Doc, Dixon, and their roommate, Dung, a Vietnamese-born artist, manage to turn the tables on a gay basher who had attacked Dung? Although Doc is the hub of the household--the principal wage-earner, the father figure--he is being blackmailed by a former patient, cannot engage more than the casual sexual attention of Dixon, and now must contend with a handsome new houseboy, as well as the cover-up of a death. Briskly written, with some of the most closely observed domestic scenes in gay fiction today, Pussy's Bow more than lives up to the promise of Drinnan's debut, Glove Puppet, and may exceed, in some ways, his remarkable follow-up, Quill. --Regina Marler
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"A plot-driven, sex-filled romp with an Australian accent, Drinnan's second novel (after Glove Puppet follows three hedonistic gay roommates, their new houseboy and their flamboyant female neighbors as they cross paths after the accidental murder of a gaybasher." Publishers Weekly
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- PublisherPenguin Books Australia Ltd
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0140282475
- ISBN 13 9780140282474
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages254
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Medium Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Medium Trade Paperback. 254 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin, Australia, 1999. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned. Previous owner's name blacked-out. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Three gay men-friends and roommates in an Art Deco mansion-find their lives have taken a chaotic turn when one of them is attacked by a gang of gay-bashing teens. When the other two roommates arrive, one basher is killed in the ensuing scuffle, leaving the roommate with a body to hide and a big secret to keep.Meanwhile, the dead teen's pregnant girlfriend shows up at their door seeking her beau; a handsome and nave houseboy arrives on the scene; and their next-door neighbor turns out to have appetites of her own.When passions run riot in a house that hides too many secrets, it isn't long before everyone's had it up to pussy's bow, and something disastrous is sure to happen. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; General; ISBN: 0140282475. ISBN/EAN: 9780140282474. Inventory No: 19010014. Seller Inventory # 19010014
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 254pp. Very slight edge wear to covers. Or card covers. First edition of the author's second book. SIGNED and inscribed by author on title page. Out three men together in a stunning Art Deco mansion. Add a next-door neighbour with appetites of her own. Throw in a young lad, country-fresh and curious. And you have a recipe for excess.As passions run riot, mischief leads to mayhem, madness and murder. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 003738
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