Details
I Am Not Myself These Days
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12,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Transworld Publishers |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 31.12.2011 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781448125012 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 320 |
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Beschreibungen
Josh Kilmer-Purcell lived a double life. By day, he was a successful young advertising executive. By night, he would trade in his corporate uniform for high heels and sequins, and perform in downtown New York nightclubs as a drag queen called Acquadisiac before returning to the uptown penthouse he shared with his crack-addicted male escort boyfriend. In this powerfully written, emotional rollercoaster of a memoir, Kilmer-Purcell blends the glittering and highly dramatic world of nightclubs, drugs and drag with a soulful and ironic perspective on his own journey through love and life. Told with a raw and honest voice that conveys hard truths with unflinching courage, I Am Not Myself These Days is a stunningly witty and ultimately deeply moving tour de force by a remarkable talent.
"Absolutely hilarious and heartbreaking and heartfelt"
A stunning memoir of drag, drugs and doomed love, for fans of James Frey, David Sedaris and Augusten Burroughs
After retiring from drag in 2000, Josh Kilmer-Purcell refocused on his advertising career, winning numerous awards, and is now a partner in a creative advertising agency in lower Manhattan. He lives on New York's Upper East Side with his partner of five years.
‘Compulsively readable ... honest and entertaining ... sometimes affecting, always engaging, this is a confession to relish’Time OutJosh Kilmer-Purcell lived a double life. By day, he was a successful young advertising executive. By night, he would trade in his corporate uniform for high heels and sequins, and perform in downtown New York nightclubs as a drag queen called Aquadisiac before returning to the uptown penthouse he shared with his crack-addicted male escort boyfriend. In this powerfully written, emotional rollercoaster of a memoir, Kilmer-Purcell blends the high camp world of nightclubs, drugs and drag with a soulful and ironic perspective on his own journey through love and life. Told with a raw and honest voice that conveys hard truths with unflinching courage, I Am Not Myself These Days is a stunningly witty and deeply moving tour de force by a remarkable talent.‘Jaw-dropping’Entertainment Weekly‘As tart and funny as a Noel Coward play’Booklist‘Bright Lights, Big City in high hair and falsies’Liz Smith‘A wonderful book, a ridiculous book, a sad and beautiful book, a book I’ll read again, a book I highly recommend’James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces
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