House of Impossible Beauties
Inspired by the real House of Xtravaganza, this novel follows gay and transgender club kids as they navigate the Harlem ball scene of the 1980s and ’90s.
“Cassaras’s propulsive and profound first novel, finding one’s home in the world—particularly in a subculture plagued by fear and intolerance from society—comes with tragedy as well as extraordinary personal freedom.” —Esquire
It’s 1980 in New York...
Inspired by the real House of Xtravaganza, this novel follows gay and transgender club kids as they navigate the Harlem ball scene of the 1980s and ’90s.
“Cassaras’s propulsive and profound first novel, finding one’s home in the world—particularly in a subculture plagued by fear and intolerance from society—comes with tragedy as well as extraordinary personal freedom.” —Esquire
It’s 1980 in New York...
