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A House on the Ocean, A House on the Bay By: Felice Picano
Felice Picano, a member of the Violet Quill group of writers who
introduced gay fiction to mainstream literary readers in the late
1970s—forever changing our perception of Gay American lives—is a
modern maestro. Literate, witty, and wise, Picano is steeped in the great
novelist’s traditions of Proust, yet retains a uniquely American voice
in his memoirs.
A consummate Baby Boomer, Picano is perfectly poised to illustrate the
growth of a nation's emerging consciousness through his own burgeoning
awareness of self. The life he peers into in these three books is no less
than a fresh perspective on American Gay Life—from a seemingly prosaic
1950s childhood, to the expansive 1960s and the liberated 1970s, ending on
the eve of the AIDS pandemic in 1980. A House on the Ocean, A House on
the Bay, the third of his memoir series, is Picano's beautifully
rendered portrait of gay life on Fire Island, the mythic locus of so much
innocence lost and gay celebrity and celebration found. Privileged to live
on Fire Island for six months of each year over a decade, Picano lovingly
recounts this part of his life, as well as his relationships and the gay
landscape of the fabled 1970s. The book sparkles with life, revealing a
then-new Gay era to a brand new generation of readers!
Our Price: $17.95