{"product_id":"got-til-its-gone-paperback","title":"Got 'til It's Gone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Duplechan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his gift for language, eye for detail and consistent tone of voice, \u003cb\u003eLarry Duplechan \u003c\/b\u003ehas the makings to be a major literary figure. -\u003ci\u003eEdge Publications\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first novel by \u003cb\u003eLarry Duplechan\u003c\/b\u003e in fifteen years, and the fourth to feature his alter ego protagonist Johnnie Ray Rousseau, a gay black man of Louisiana Creole stock. When we first met Johnnie Ray in the novel \u003ci\u003eBlackbird\u003c\/i\u003e, he was a gay teenager in love with the star of a high school play; now he's forty-eight, still handsome and gym-built, but admittedly vain and looking down the short road to fifty. In the midst of a midlife crisis, he falls for a much younger man with some serious Daddy issues; throughout it all, Johnnie Ray tries to look at love (and his life) from both sides now (to borrow a phrase from his idol Joni Mitchell). \u003ci\u003eGot 'Til It's Gone \u003c\/i\u003eis a queer romantic comedy for the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Duplechan \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of four previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eBlackbird\u003c\/i\u003e, published in a new edition by Arsenal Pulp Press in 2006. He is a deacon at the Metropolitan Community Church in the Valley in North Hollywood, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarry Duplechan is the author of four novels, including Captain Swing and Tangled Up in Blue. He lives in his hometown of Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 7.92 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771642773792,"sku":"9781551522449","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ff4e98351710435d75563dd0e367566e.webp?v=1780390198","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/got-til-its-gone-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}