This Brutal House

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2019

''A true force of fierceness and beauty'' OLIVIA LAING

''A vital book'' ANDREW MCMILLAN

''This Brutal House leaves its reader full of a powerful, protesting energy'' IRISH TIMES

''A powerful and poetic book'' KERRY HUDSON

On the steps of New York''s City Hall, five ageing Mothers sit in silent protest. They are the guardians of the vogue ball community - que...